I speak to a lot of people about our attitudes in modern society, both towards each other and to the world as a whole. Some say that we should always be kind, giving and understanding, whereas others say we should all take a more hard-line approach to toughen ourselves up in this modern culture we are a part of.
Is it not true that we need all sorts of people to function best as a amalgamated whole? For instance those who believe in stoic self-preservation and have been hardened by their experiences would make the best soldiers and police, able to keep a level head under stress and show no mercy when it is appropriate, whereas all those who are gentle and vulnerable to rudeness and aggression are the sort we want running our nurseries and animal shelters? The people able to detach themselves from the sentimentality of a situation should be leaders, and those willing to work and keep their heads down regardless of their surroundings should be bolstering industry?
Thanks!
2007-03-14
00:51:31
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