what did he really mean when he said "Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings that it will get in practice"! was he referring to the pressures of society?
2006-08-23 05:46:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Yes. It's kind of like "raising the bar." You know everyone won't be able to reach it, but by raising it you are making people work harder to do so. Make any sense?
2006-08-23 05:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by Peapod 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Peapod...couldn't have said it better myself. Society is always pressuring everyone to raise the bar, and work harder. Nothing is ever good enough, and everything must constantly get better and higher.....upgraded. The question is, whether or not this constant struggle to be the best and greatest, is a good or bad thing? I like that quote, and great challenging question. :)
2006-08-23 12:55:29 · answer #2 · answered by LibraT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think he also means to point out that human beings fall short, will always fall short, every ONE knows this. however, in a collective society, for some reason instead of understanding these shortcomings, as a whole we criticize and look down on eachother.
2006-08-23 15:51:43 · answer #3 · answered by sasmallworld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋