Dunn's Digest: Get Bored

Farm Pics, Quote, Thought, Question

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Quote of the Week:

“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” - Blaise Pascal

Surely Mr Pascal cannot mean all of them, can he?

Yes, he does.

Let me dissect some definitions. For my own understanding.

‘All’ = yes, all. Every single one. Yes, and that one that popped into your head.

‘Problems’ = our flaws, our conflicts, our messy parts that we don’t address.

‘Stem’ = the keyword. Pascal is saying that our problems are downstream of the sitting quietly part. It’s not always the sole cause, but always a cause.

‘Inability’ = and/or our unwillingness and reluctance.

‘Quietly’ = without external input, noise or distraction (society).

“Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.”

- Soren Kierkegaard

Question:

Dare I sit quietly in a room alone?

Why does that feel uncomfortable for me?

                          In good health,

                             Harvey