I agree with Kristol.that if the community believes itself to be meaningless and unimportant that the society will fail. Human beings live lives guided by emotion. Everyone wants a purpose in their life and something to work for. In a society where people believe that they have no purpose and that their life is meaningless will simply drag itself down into the ground. Adults would have no reason to get up in the morning to go to work and children wouldn’t have any desire to go to college or to make something of their lives if they think that it doesn’t count for anything. A society that believes that their lives are meaningless is a society doomed to failure. Everyone has their own role and responsibilities that make them a critical part to the functionality of a community.
More times than not it is what people believe about themselves, rather than what others believe of them, that makes the difference. When people are confident in their abilities and their ideas it can create a placebo effect that will govern every one of their actions. Even somebody deemed unintelligent by society can become the next president of the United States (haha) if he or she believes in himself. The mind is very possible and can make or break people. Despair will surely lead to destruction whereas confidence will lead to prosperity.
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You definitely got what Kristol was putting across, in my opinion. That little pun about the president was a bit witty too.
ReplyDeleteConfidence is the fuel for action. An old cliche goes well here: you miss all the shots you don't take. If one works towards his goal hard enough, the chances are he will be successful eventually.
ReplyDeleteMost people do believe in what other people say, no matter how frugal that point is. What we are told is seen as fact to some. All of a sudden if those people are told that there was no meaning, are they going to take it as fact? How would they respond? Will there be an uprising against the "non-believers?" It could happen.
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