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What else can you do? If you have a target or want to achieve something, the only option available is to try again. What helps me is knowing that I have people
by moh_maya 10y ago
What else can you do? If you have a target or want to achieve something, the only option available is to try again.
What helps me is knowing that I have people who care deeply for me,and who I care for just as much.
I could quit, but, given all my blessings and the support I have, I wouldn't be able to face myself if I quit.
I've had / survived some very difficult times (borderline starvation, seen my partner pass away due to cancer, been subject to significant violence and have been the source of similar violence..), so I don't think I'm being facetious.
What keeps me going is my friends and family. And ironically, given all my experience(s), an enduring faith in humanity, that, over time, the future will always be better than the present.
To paraphrase Churchill, "you can always count on humanity to do the right thing after it has tried everything else"
- bogomipz 10y ago>"To paraphrase Churchill, "you can always count on humanity to do the right thing after it has tried everything else" The quote is actually: "Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing…after they have exhausted all other possibilities." But of course the same sentiment can be generalized for any group. Even though Churchill is credited there is no actual record or evidence of him ever saying this. And he likely never did. I'm not trying to nitpick, but as big Churchill fan I only found this out fairly recently and so thought I would mention it :) http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/11/exhaust-alternatives/#note-4763-8 http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/11/exhaust-alternatives...
- mathgeek 10y ago> But of course the same sentiment can be generalized for any group. I wonder whether this is a fair statement, as the original quote can be interpreted to mean that the group in question has terrible efficiency and/or is unreliable until their hand is forced.
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- vanderreeah 10y agoThe parent post speaks of his/her starvation and a partner dying. You make a pedantic comment on his/her paraphrase. You are both insensitive, and you do not know what "paraphrase" means. Also, being a fan of a racist imperialist is sort of an awkward thing to confess to.
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- bogomipz 10y agoWow, are you self-righteous and judgemental! I am a fan of Winston Churchill the war-time Prime Minister that stood up to Hitler and helped save Britain and Europe from the Nazis. There is no shame in that. Does that mean I agree with everyone of his personal views? No of course not. Where do you get off passing judgement, being the moral police, and projecting onto others like that? Paraphrasing and attributing a quote to a specific individual are two entirely different things. Paraphrasing is approximating the quote, not who said it. It sounds like you might not understand what paraphrase means. This is a discussion on Hacker News where discourse often unfolds in different and tangential directions. I even stated my intention was not to nitpick but that I thought it was interesting as its such an oft-citied and well-known quote with its own uncertain history(provided in the link)
- vanderreeah 10y agoI made a moral judgement, which IMHO is not the same as being judgemental or "the moral police". If, as you say, discourse on HN often unfolds in tangential directions, surely moral tangents like mine are as permissible as historical ones like yours?
- bogomipz 10y agoI didn't pass judgement on anyone or any thing. You did however. You called me insensitive and a fan of racist imperialism. And no, thats not acceptable or fair. It's just lame. And the fact that you continue using your own twisted perception of something as justification for your uncalled for remarks is lamer still. Grow up.