The line is so fine....can u find a balance between the two...n live both? or should ideals just be dropped?
2007-06-10 02:15:58 · 9 answers · asked by .. 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
There is a fine line between the two. I guess balancing both entails the acceptance of the probability that things dont really end up the way one expects it to be, and to always hope for the best when every plan seems to fail. In short, its the balance in being courageous in accepting things and being hopeful when all seems to fail. Live both.
2007-06-10 02:39:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, it's something made up by hollywood. The guy in 'a beautiful mind' wasn't brilliant, even he admits now that the ideas he had at the time were not useful and were only made out to be great because they served the political climate of the cold war. Most 'brilliant' people are extremely balances, i mean it makes sense, you need a clear mind for brilliance. If your brain isn't working very well then all the emotional/mental problems that you have just get in the way, even if you are brilliant. There have been brilliant people with mental problems but i think they flourished in spite of those problems, not because of them. The rest is just a good story.
2016-05-21 06:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by sherrill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ideals are what keep the human species above the animals. Animals cannot plan for the distant future, although many of them instinctively plan for the short-term (building nests, guarding eggs, etc.) However, the "line" between idealism and realism is a wavering one. If we insist on sticking to reality, we might stagnate, while if we continue to be idealistic we may be accused of being "dreamers." But dreams DO come true, so I believe that we should keep striving to attain our goals. Life, it is said, is not a destination, but a journey. Let's keep journeying toward those idealistic goals.
2007-06-10 02:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a fine line. They are very opposed points of view! One says that only mental things are real and the other says that objects in the world are real and to know the object we have to have ideas about the object that correspond to it. Very opposite viewpoints and both cannot be correct.
2007-06-10 05:02:33 · answer #4 · answered by Sowcratees 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a typical youth's conundrum. While your hot blood is always looking to be aggressive in pursuing your ideals, your mind, if at all, is trying to be pragmatic. Maybe, it's all about your perception at a moment in time. Remember, a worldly prince in the name of Siddhartha Gautam changed to the Buddha. Also, a benevolent doctor named Ernesto changed to pragmatic revolutionary Che Guevara. And, it all happened in one lifetime!
2007-06-10 02:38:00 · answer #5 · answered by dhakrenepali 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Idealist rarely feel good. It's then a choice.
2007-06-10 04:04:28 · answer #6 · answered by guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I consider most ideals to be real, the problem is in our own inability to accept their reality and change in accord with their demands.
2007-06-10 03:42:06 · answer #7 · answered by Timaeus 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can't even see the line.
Love and blessings Don
2007-06-10 02:18:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all things in moderation
2007-06-10 02:41:22 · answer #9 · answered by Don W 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋