Jerry's Marginalia — If the Root Is Deep Enough, You Don't Have to Fear the Wind

Somebody said something to me today. Nothing dramatic. No grand speech. No inspirational music. No wise old man appearing from the fog carrying a wooden staff and twelve centuries of accumulated wisdom. Just somebody saying: “If a root is deep enough, you no longer have to be afraid of the wind.” And initially my reaction was basically: Huh. That's pretty good. Then I went about my day. But the…