What lessons have the Cubs learned this past century?

[10man]

I recently read the following in a book and I thought it might be a good idea to apply it to the Cubs as an organization and see what we can learn from it:

Rules for Being Human:

Rule #1: You will learn lessons.

Rule #2: There are no mistakes--only lessons.

Rule #3: A lesson is repeated until it is learned.

Rule #4: If you don't learn the easy lessons, they get harder (Pain is one way the universe gets your attention.)

Rule #5: You'll know you've learned a lesson when your actions change.

Rules number 4 and 5 especially struck me since it seems like it's getting harder and harder for the Cubs to win it all as each year passes and we all know about the PAIN. Reading #5, I'm hard-pressed to decide whether the actions of this organization have changed or not. With the rebuilding of the farm system and the recent influx of cash to the payroll, i honestly thought that things have changed. Am I wrong?

[erik316wttn]

1) You really don't have to win. Fans will still show up.

[Soul]

2) Being a Cub player is wonderful. You don't have to learn any lessons and your manager doesn't care.

[Omar]

3) Pop-up outs while bases are loaded with 0 outs will get you more playing time.

[10man]

4) You don't have to be good to get PT. Just old.

[NorthsideAvenger]

You don't have to be a "Gold Glove" defensive player to be the cleanup hitter on the Cubs.

[sethuel1]

nothing

[UK1679666180]

Spending wisely is more difficult to obtain than spending more.