In fact, almost dying is such a positive, character-building experience that I’d recommend it to everybody - except, of course, for the irreducible and essential amount of risk.
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Carl Sagan (In the Valley of The Shadow, Billions and Billions)
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You are saying our problem is civil disobedience, but that is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that the numbers of people all over the world who have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world, in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem
It’s unhealthy for people to never express any kind of negativity or doubt. To have balance, you need to address that side or your thoughts as well as the positive. Otherwise, you tend toward crazy…….It’s a culture of dishonesty and true fear, because if you actually do look into the dark, you realize it’s not that scary after all.
