specialization

is for insects

A human being should be able to

change a diaper, plan an invasion,

butcher a hog, conn a ship,

design a building, write a sonnet,

balance accounts,

build a wall, set a bone,

comfort the dying,

take orders, give orders,

cooperate, act alone,

solve equations,

analyze a new problem,

pitch manure,

program a computer, cook a tasty meal,

fight efficiently,

die gallantly.

Specialization is for insects.

—Lazarus Long

“Time Enough for Love”, Robert A. Heinlein