Push the envelope
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="blazing">blazing</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="know">know</span>-<span word="how">how</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="innovating">innovating</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Push">Push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="conceals">conceals</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="envelops">envelops</span> – <span word="which">which</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="thoroughly">thoroughly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="completely">completely</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enveloped">enveloped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wiggle">wiggle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Originally">Originally</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pale">pale</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pale">pale</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="closes">closes</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="likewise">likewise</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="mould">mould</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worm">worm</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cocoon">cocoon</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="flexing">flexing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>.</p>
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