Pragmatic

Pragmatic (May 9th, 2004 – 6:00am – Stuttgart, Germany)


The German people are very pragmatic.

As I wander the streets of Germany and view the 200 year old houses with fresh paint jobs and notice not one pot-hole or scrap of paper on the street… I realize more of who these people are and what they are about.

Since the end of WWII the people of Deutschland have rebuilt from rubble to become a world power again. In a little over 50 years this land has been formed and reformed by the hard work of this stout-hearted group. No matter how much evil occurred here, spawned by Hitler and his thugs, you cannot help but admire the others in this nation if for nothing more than their work ethic.

Germans sure know how to perfect things… The design of their cars, microphones, cities and highways… these people take an idea and run with it! Their logical approach and attention to detail and design are outstanding.

But where are the German breakthroughs? They know how to run with an idea, but haven’t had an original thought since Lederhosen (and I think they stole that one from the Romans)… Leave it to the sloppy, tattooed, fat, loud Americans to come up with electricity, the automobile, television, the airplane, peanut butter, light bulbs, rock n’ roll, and Pauly Shore.

Practicality has its place. But there is something about being a little looser and more free that makes for great original thought… I just wish I knew how to perfect my idea for the Slurpy waterbed!