....of us know the famous fairy stories. If not know then, certainly have heard about them. I sometimes think that children's storytellers of ancient times have a lot to answer for. All those fairy godmothers and happy-ever-afters. All that honest endeavour rewarded, and evil greed thwarted. What a pity the world isn't really like that. Why isn't it?
Because we all think of ourselves as the innocent heroes, even when we happen to be acting as polar opposites. None of us ever says, 'I'm being bad now.' We have our justifications and we believe in them. The thing is that there can never be true progress unless you are honest with yourself.
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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