Quote: (11-23-2016 07:51 AM)Paracelsus Wrote:
And failure is a necessary element of success.
I love paradoxes because they reveal the truth about the world.
I also wanted to let you know I printed out your post above, to re-read and retain. Very well done.
I think a lot of us who are successful (and truth seekers, another requisite characteristic) just needed time to realize the truth of what you posted. I think the fact is, you start learning it in your 20s entering the "real world" and don't want to believe that most people, even the most credentialed or supposedly "bright, intelligent or thinking" types --- really do just revert to the animal-like bias of self interest and/or tribalism in the end. It's funny, or disappointing even, but like with women, you just end up saying to yourself "That's just how it is". And deal with it.
As you stated, the ancient Greeks realized this, so in reality they just made a call out to those who might want to transcend the normal existence. In that way, what they did was helpful, and true.