The nature of design and aesthetics review

In David Pye's article he explains in depth his views on carpentry and sort of how he relates carpentry to the world. He starts the article by explaining how there are no project that we are physically incapable of doing. He then goes on to say while we are physically capable sometimes we are not economically capable. This is very true, but then he goes on to say that you can find a way around the money aspect of building and still be able to accomplish something amazing. After that he continues to talk about different ways you can make things without spending a large amount of money. Pye also explains that it is a good designer that builds a product in a new way. He explains how your materials sort of control what you can make, but not necessarily how you make it.
I feel like this article is a good life lesson at time. Personally, I feel like he was using carpentry as a metaphor for life. There were a few places that I did not understand what he was getting out, like when he says "It is not enough to say to a man 'I have fed you, I have helped you, I have set you free and made you a man again'". I feel like that was off base, but maybe I just did not understand the context that it was in. Overall, I think he made some interesting points and he did talk about wood in a way that helps you better understand it for this project.