Because babies don t tighten up. Because they remain flexible, they re often able to survive an impact that would be fatal to a tensed-up adult. While serving in the Strategic Air Command, I learned something quite interesting about our B-52 bombers. These behemoths of the sky have wings so flexible their tips move up and down during flight more than thirty feet. This flapping motion, which isn t detectable to the eye, is essential to keep the wings from breaking under the stress of nearly half a million pounds.
Flexibility is a key to survival and success.
Dale Carnegie used to keep an old sock on his desk just to remind him of how limp he needed to be. It prompted him to relax. To roll with the punches. To stay flexible. When we stop being teachable, we stop altering our opinions.