If you’ve never seen the movie Troy, there’s a scene in it where the legendary warrior Achilles has a conversation with his more-than-human mother, Thetis.
“In every case, I’d tell you that our current culture mostly encourages people to do the FIRST thing, not the second one. Yet, if you asked which one would be more likely to lead to good lives, good citizens, and a healthy society, it would be the SECOND thing in each case.”
💯 John. It takes a lot of courage to choose the second thing.
“In every case, I’d tell you that our current culture mostly encourages people to do the FIRST thing, not the second one. Yet, if you asked which one would be more likely to lead to good lives, good citizens, and a healthy society, it would be the SECOND thing in each case.”
💯 John. It takes a lot of courage to choose the second thing.