“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
- Of course, this was written in a time without blaring media, when fine arts were scarce and treasured. Modern times call for more emptiness and silence, if you ask me.
Q1: "How does the concept of reasonableness, as defined by social adaptability, constrain human potential, and what are the implications for those whose visions of reality diverge radically from the majority?"
Clearly Netanyahu is an unreasonable man - one cannot reason with psychos - but I'd hardly call the vomiting output of his unreasonable actions "progress".
Q4: "Can a work of art be considered successful if it merely entertains or reassures, or must it challenge the reader’s beliefs and assumptions to hold any lasting significance?"
Zitat Nr. 02: "Es gibt so viele Nächte wie Tage, und das eine ist genauso lang wie der andere im Jahrkurs. Selbst ein glückliches Leben kann nicht ohne ein gewisses Maß an Dunkelheit sein, und das Wort „glücklich“ würde seine Bedeutung verlieren, wenn es nicht durch Traurigkeit ausgeglichen wäre.“ — Carl Jung
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Die Idee, glücklich sein zu wollen entspringt der Idee, nur einen Teil des Lebens erfahren zu wollen. - Was aber nicht geht, denn wir sind hier in dieser Frequenz des Planeten Erde und erleben all das, was wir - auf einer höheren Ebene - beschlossen, (er-)leben zu wollen. Eine Erinnerung daran gibt es nicht; allenfalls bruchstückhaft.
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Wir können die euphorischen Zustände nicht fixieren und die unangenehmen können wir nicht eliminieren. Das vermeintliche Glück gibt es nur im Doppelpack mit seinem vermeintlichen Gegenteil.
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Die Begriffe Glück & Unglück
sind lebensferne Phantasmen.
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Es gibt einen weiteren Begriff, der den möglichen Ausstieg aus diesem Dilemma andeutet: ZUFRIEDENHEIT ist nicht abhängig von bestimmten Zuständen, sie bejaht das Leben im Ganzen - vielleicht sogar in einer unterschwellig permanent gegenwärtigen Heiterkeit. 🌼
Thank you for reminding me of my favourite quote: The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
That Shaw quote is an attention getter, but as it stands is a bit silly. Generally, the "unreasonable" man is the ineffective man. But this really depends on what we mean by "reasonable." There is such a thing as a pretense of being reasonable; there is being unreasonably (shallowly, affectedly, lacking pertinent insight) "reasonable"; and "being unreasonable" can mean either flouting reason, or being engaged in something in which "being reasonable" is irrelevant. There are contexts in which being reasonable or rational is simply not a concern (and in which it would be unreasonable to deny that). I suppose what Shaw really wants to say is that creativity and leaps of imagination are critical to progress in human understanding and invention (but such things turn out to have been, in an important sense, reasonable after all!)
The "concept of reasonableness defined as social adaptability," is a bit narrow and misleading (though it may make a valid point in certain contexts). What about an over-arching reasonableness that sees real flaws or problems (or just inanity) with this or that social status-quo? Is that not also "reasonableness"?
Wow. I needed to hear that Shaw quote today. As a climate change researcher and someone who’s extremely vocal about how world leaders are robbing future generations of their livelihoods, I often feel very isolated from my friends and family. Although they are (usually) outwardly supportive, I can tell that they think things will never change, and they wonder why I put so much effort into this. They are comfortable with how things are. It’s maddening! You can imagine how I’m certainly not popular at parties. But it’s a comfort to know that a great mind like Shaw’s considers my unreasonable-ness a driver of change. Thank you for sharing.
I think that appreciating/taking in beauty helps to temper the mundane and somes times even the ugly of daily life. This one really speaks to me and sadly, I don't follow it as much as I should.
All the quotations are so heart felt.quote. #1 by Carl Jung says so rightly that happy life can’t be without darkness,how can one appreciate happiness if there is no darkness,Good and bad are 2 sides of the same coin.Quote #4 by Kafka is so very true that books that depicts passionate,emotional & sacrificial characters will hit the heart very hard as well as make the mind to think long enough.The quote by Goethe will make any one’s day full filled.
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
- Of course, this was written in a time without blaring media, when fine arts were scarce and treasured. Modern times call for more emptiness and silence, if you ask me.
Q1: "How does the concept of reasonableness, as defined by social adaptability, constrain human potential, and what are the implications for those whose visions of reality diverge radically from the majority?"
Clearly Netanyahu is an unreasonable man - one cannot reason with psychos - but I'd hardly call the vomiting output of his unreasonable actions "progress".
Q4: "Can a work of art be considered successful if it merely entertains or reassures, or must it challenge the reader’s beliefs and assumptions to hold any lasting significance?"
Both and.
Zitat Nr. 02: "Es gibt so viele Nächte wie Tage, und das eine ist genauso lang wie der andere im Jahrkurs. Selbst ein glückliches Leben kann nicht ohne ein gewisses Maß an Dunkelheit sein, und das Wort „glücklich“ würde seine Bedeutung verlieren, wenn es nicht durch Traurigkeit ausgeglichen wäre.“ — Carl Jung
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Die Idee, glücklich sein zu wollen entspringt der Idee, nur einen Teil des Lebens erfahren zu wollen. - Was aber nicht geht, denn wir sind hier in dieser Frequenz des Planeten Erde und erleben all das, was wir - auf einer höheren Ebene - beschlossen, (er-)leben zu wollen. Eine Erinnerung daran gibt es nicht; allenfalls bruchstückhaft.
.
Wir können die euphorischen Zustände nicht fixieren und die unangenehmen können wir nicht eliminieren. Das vermeintliche Glück gibt es nur im Doppelpack mit seinem vermeintlichen Gegenteil.
.
Die Begriffe Glück & Unglück
sind lebensferne Phantasmen.
.
Es gibt einen weiteren Begriff, der den möglichen Ausstieg aus diesem Dilemma andeutet: ZUFRIEDENHEIT ist nicht abhängig von bestimmten Zuständen, sie bejaht das Leben im Ganzen - vielleicht sogar in einer unterschwellig permanent gegenwärtigen Heiterkeit. 🌼
With respect to question #2, we cannot get an answer from those who died using illicit drugs or in some cases prescribed drugs!
Thank you for reminding me of my favourite quote: The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
That Shaw quote is an attention getter, but as it stands is a bit silly. Generally, the "unreasonable" man is the ineffective man. But this really depends on what we mean by "reasonable." There is such a thing as a pretense of being reasonable; there is being unreasonably (shallowly, affectedly, lacking pertinent insight) "reasonable"; and "being unreasonable" can mean either flouting reason, or being engaged in something in which "being reasonable" is irrelevant. There are contexts in which being reasonable or rational is simply not a concern (and in which it would be unreasonable to deny that). I suppose what Shaw really wants to say is that creativity and leaps of imagination are critical to progress in human understanding and invention (but such things turn out to have been, in an important sense, reasonable after all!)
The "concept of reasonableness defined as social adaptability," is a bit narrow and misleading (though it may make a valid point in certain contexts). What about an over-arching reasonableness that sees real flaws or problems (or just inanity) with this or that social status-quo? Is that not also "reasonableness"?
Wow. I needed to hear that Shaw quote today. As a climate change researcher and someone who’s extremely vocal about how world leaders are robbing future generations of their livelihoods, I often feel very isolated from my friends and family. Although they are (usually) outwardly supportive, I can tell that they think things will never change, and they wonder why I put so much effort into this. They are comfortable with how things are. It’s maddening! You can imagine how I’m certainly not popular at parties. But it’s a comfort to know that a great mind like Shaw’s considers my unreasonable-ness a driver of change. Thank you for sharing.
#5 von Goethe
I think that appreciating/taking in beauty helps to temper the mundane and somes times even the ugly of daily life. This one really speaks to me and sadly, I don't follow it as much as I should.
Thank you!
All the quotations are so heart felt.quote. #1 by Carl Jung says so rightly that happy life can’t be without darkness,how can one appreciate happiness if there is no darkness,Good and bad are 2 sides of the same coin.Quote #4 by Kafka is so very true that books that depicts passionate,emotional & sacrificial characters will hit the heart very hard as well as make the mind to think long enough.The quote by Goethe will make any one’s day full filled.