"Misfortunes often provoke ingenious solutions."
Daedalus declares this when wondering just how he will escape Crete.
This is an interesting thought because it reminds us that we must find ourselves in a rut before we can ponder, discover, and thus invent something new.
Also, it reminds us that we will always be in a metaphorical rut, because, for humans, nothing is ever enough - wealth, technology, beauty, personal comfort - our search for the top of the mountain never ceases. As people we are perpetually reaching forward.
Monday, September 14, 2009
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Insightful reflections here. Unfortunately you are right about humanity: "nothing is ever enough". We could get out of the "metaphorical rut" by being "content"... That is one ingenious solution that continually eludes us. However, humanity has made great gains in many areas of life as a result of this perpetual "reaching forward."
ReplyDeleteIt is particularly interesting that you mention "technology"---I could not help but think of the invention of the Atom Bomb. The misfortune of WWII resulted in an "ingenious solution"---as terrifying and horrific as that solution was.
Use more quotation marks, sir.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there were enough of them in that comment.