History tells us that the first paper shredder to be made was produced by Adolf Ehinger in Germany in the 1930s – he used it to destroy the anti-Nazi propaganda he was creating to help avoid being caught by the authorities.
“Just as nature takes every obstacle, every impediment, and works around it—turns it to its purposes, incorporates it into itself—so, too, a rational being can turn each setback into raw material and use it to achieve its goal.” — Marcus Aurelius
A guy is sitting at home when he hears a knock at the door. He opens the door and sees a snail on the porch. He picks up the snail and throws it as far as he can.
A year later, there’s another knock at the door. He opens it and sees the same snail. The snail says, “What was that all about?”