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[email protected]>, "Robert Chung" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Ilan Vardi wrote:
> > "Robert Chung" <
[email protected]> wrote
> >> TritonRider wrote:
> >>> My son is a math geek and I'd like for him to be in contact with you.
> >>
> >> Because you're trying to warn him away from being a math geek? There must be less extreme ways
> >> than that.
> >
> > Thanks for saving me the trouble of posting this.
> >
> > -ilan
>
> When my son was 9 we were standing in line at the supermarket when out of the blue he said, "Dad,
> what would you think if I became a mathematician?" I was floored. I put my basket down, got down
> on one knee so that I could look him directly in the eye, pulled him into the circle of my arms
> and said, "Well, first and most importantly, whatever you do, as long as it's honest work and you
> do your best, I'll be proud of you. Second, there is no finer profession, no higher calling, no
> better combination of creativity and rigor than mathematics. Third, if you do go into math, it
> might be wise to pick up a secondary skill, like maybe welding."
That's good. It kind of reminds me of a joke from school (that was many years ago, so the details
could be a bit fuzzy):
The engineering major asks, "How does that work?"
The physics major asks, "Why does that work?"
The philosophy major asks, "Do you want fries with that?"
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