"We should love life as it is, rather than reproach it for not corresponding to our dreams. By dint of hoping for happiness tomorrow, we prevent ourselves from living it today."
"We can't forbid ourselves to hope. As Spinoza says, there is no hope without fear, and no fear without hope. As soon as we're afraid, we hope. If your child has a fever of 39, you fear a serious illness and immediately hope he'll get better. Inevitable. It's not a question of forbidding ourselves from hoping, but of hoping a little less, and therefore fearing a little less, when we're capable of it, and above all knowing, acting and loving a little more.
This also applies to politics. Take climate change, for example. If you say to me: "I hope the climate will stabilize at what it was 50 years ago", that's not optimism, it's silliness. The truth is, we know it won't. The right question isn't what you hope for, it's what you do about it. Anyone who hopes the climate will stabilize is a climate skeptic. That's the truth. And it's just as silly as the woman who believes in Prince Charming or the man who's looking for his ideal woman.
Let's stop blaming life for not matching our dreams, and love it as it is. This is the wisdom of Montaigne. He loved life all the more because he had fewer illusions about it. When we no longer believe in Prince Charming, when we no longer believe in the ideal woman, we can start to live real love stories."
The main reason people tend to be so frustrated and disillusioned is they focus on what could or should be rather than make the most of what is. People complain about being old, yet 10 years from now, they'll wish they were 10 years younger. There will always be positive aspects of every experience. We can focus on those or we can dwell on that which was less than ideal. I probably feel more satisfied than the majority of people I know who make significantly more than I do. Being insatiable doesn't lead to happiness and fulfillment... savoring the subtleties will.
Absolutely. I hope that people will start to reject the lies they're fed about global warming, but I suspect that's as silly as hoping the climate will stabilise.
What makes America the greatest country on Earth is that we're NEVER content. We always want better. I had a boss say to me, "You're all whining bitches." I told him that that's what makes this country great. He laughed because he knew I was right.
Scientists know how to extract carbon from the atmosphere, but Democrats don't give two shits about climate change and carbon. They just want to bilk money from stupid people so they can fund shit like toxic masculinity and gender studies.
I had a friend who moved here from Thailand. She couldn't believe her eyes that busses had the hydraulic ability to lower themselves so handicapped people could get on. She thought America was a magical place. It's not magic, it's because we are all whining bitches that always demand more.
Thailand is the land of smiles, but they will never visit the moon. Only whining bitches get to the moon. lol
Obama, who was our first half black president, drastically cut the NASA budget. A NASA scientist said: "Anyone can bullshit your way into the presidency (Biden) but try bullshitting your way to mars.
Whining bitches will get us to mars, because they won't except less.
The subject of this text is more about human nature. You can improve things, reform things, etc., but deep down you won't change human nature, which is imperfect.
"This also applies to politics. Take climate change, for example. If you say to me: "I hope the climate will stabilize at what it was 50 years ago", that's not optimism, it's silliness."
We can fix it, but Democrats don't want to. Is that human nature or greed?
Please tell me what you want to hear. I don't mind making you happy. I learned that from an Indian philosopher. Write the script, I'll say it, and you'll be happy.
Well, if you don't accept disagreements, let's not start debating.
Let me disagree with your understanding of the text.
By the way, I believe that technology can help us reduce global warming. But to believe that we will return to what the climate was in the past is simply not realistic. Not only because of demographics or man himself, because not everything depends on man.
