tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526582242783946817.post3289070083778265377..comments2023-10-23T07:09:01.028-07:00Comments on Money Walker: Legacy of Gumptionbleasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07117557746170305645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526582242783946817.post-46526282355507301722009-09-24T16:48:59.188-07:002009-09-24T16:48:59.188-07:00I've heard the word many times but never reall...I've heard the word many times but never really had a feel for the true definition. <br /><br />Many times people have looked at me quizically when they hear about my numismatising. I just chuckle and think of those jars that will go to the bank next week to be counted. <br /><br />Gumption. I like it.The Numismatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087097629745984272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526582242783946817.post-54374838981884192542009-09-22T16:08:08.181-07:002009-09-22T16:08:08.181-07:00Robert M. Pirsig's 1974 classic, Zen and the A...Robert M. Pirsig's 1974 classic, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, has several great references to gumption that I think you would connect with. Pirsig's book uses discussions about riding motorcycles across the backroads and motorcycle maintenance to connect the familiar ideas of technology and art during an exploration of the metaphysics of quality. That's probably one of the worst descriptions of the book ever written, but if the below excerpt intrigues you, pick up a copy and jump straight into chapter one and don't read the author's note or any another thing about it until you've finished reading all the way through. <br /><br /><em>I like the word gumption because it's so homely and so forlorn so out of style it looks as if it needs a friend and isn't likely to reject anyone who comes along. It's an old Scottish word, once used a lot by pioneers, but which, like "kin," seems to have all but dropped out of use. I like it also because it describes exactly what happens to someone who connects with Quality. He gets filled with gumption.</em> (Pirsig pg 272).etcwarrionrnoreply@blogger.com