Tuesday, February 6, 2007
And Yet Another
Do cynical statements and bon mots seem to stick in your mind better than uplifting sentiments? Which has a stronger hook, doubt or faith? That is, which are you more likely to remember and identify with, Yeats' statement that "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are filled with a passionate intensity" or Jesus' injunction to "Love one another as I have loved you"? Sam Shepherd's and Bob Dylan's judgment that "People never do what they believe in, they just do what's most convenient and then they repent" or Fritz Perl's placid "You do your thing and I do my thing . . ."? Why? Is a healthy cynicism necessary for survival? Do you want to increase or decrease your cynicism? Given the choice, would you like to have a simple, child-like faith in humanity and fate? Why or why not?
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There's only reality, and how you adapt to it, use it to your advantage, or fail to adapt. The rest doesn't really matter.
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