A Thin Line Between Madness and Creativity

I remember as a child being in the car when Dad picked up a colleague from the airport. On the way home they were talking about droplet formations and having a lively discussion about how water acts under certain conditions. They couldn't agree so Dad pulled into a car wash, bought his token and then both of them got out to see the water in action. I can remember thinking "My Dad IS completely mad!" as he got back in and drove away soaking wet through... I asked him later and he said

• Anna, never be afraid of seeming mad, be afraid of not seeming anything
• You don't find every answer in a book, sometimes you have to find the answer in life
• Neither of us were right....never assume, test out your theory before making a plonker of yourself (Somehow the plonker was a little ironic after seeing him in a car wash!)

Oh and always remember to get back into the car to finish the discussion before the soap starts :)

Dad was in many ways Mr Average in the way he lived his life, what made him different was the way he never let go of the child inside his mind.  Adults don't walk into a car wash, but a child would have found it exciting! What Dad found out that day he used in building a new machine that became a best selling brand in the farming world...My lesson - There is a thin line between madness and creativity