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Originally Posted by Frans  When people say to me they want improve the world, I always hear the words of Friedrich Hölderlin in my mind:
What has always made a hell on earth has been that man has tried to make it his heaven.
Sure, you can cure diseases, but new diseases will arise.
This place will always be a hell for many and a heaven for others, there's nothing we can do about. That's the human condition. |
That's a good quote...however, I think I am interpreting it different, because I agree in the sense that when people try to
make people better, it's disasterous. However, wanting to make yourself better through conscious change is great, and if everyone did that, we would have heaven on earth, however it has to be a choice made by each individual.
I always believed that if you wanted to change something in the world, the most you could do is change it in your life, and that is the biggest change that needs be made.