The
Magnificence of Paperclips
is often
over-looked or taken
for granted.
They are a
true engineering
marvel and should
be recognized.
Before the
paperclip was invented,
people used
to stick a straight pin
into bunches
of papers to hold them
together. Here’s
a stack of paper,
with a sharp
object to prick yourself on.
Along comes
some genius, some
revolutionary
figure, and says,
“Hey, what
if we bent this sharp
pin over a
few times, you know,
so we’ll
stop hurting ourselves.”
I’m sure there
was much mockery and derision,
told to shut
up and go to hell, that things
were fine
the way they were and there
was no need
to change anything and
getting
pricked by a pin was just how it was.
And lo, the
genius did not give in to the naysayers,
they
persisted in the bending, twisting and
turning of
that pin until the paperclip
discovery
was made. A giant leap in
paper
holding technology was achieved.
Imagine the
sleepless nights spent
by this
engineer as they wrestled with the
very concept
of holding a bunch of paper
together
with a thin piece of metal
until that
eureka moment was made.
One person
believed that there
had to be a
better way. That just doing
something
just because that’s the way it was,
was
unacceptable and they had to lead a
revolt. They
held fast and changed the world.
With a
twisted little piece of metal they
profoundly
changed everything for the better,
with their dedication
and steadfastness, they
taught us
all we can choose progress over
stagnation.
And get rid of little pricks.
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