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What is the compromise between "wanting it all" and being a committed loser?
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June 28th, 2015
Over the weekend I saw “Interstellar”, a terrific movie, and I loved every minute of it. If you have not, you should see it.
There is a line in the movie that really got my attention.
The grandpa or uncle or who ever he is, reflecting on the demise of Earth, laments about (paraphrasing) 6 billion people, each of them wanting it all.
It occurred to me that the character was on to something-everybody can’t simultaneously have everything, especially while they are temporarily confined to one space.
On the other hand, it is not in accordance to human nature to not attempt to achieve as much as possible. People who are excessively timid about “going for it” are denying something about their humanity. In the extreme, they might be what I would call a loser.
What might be the standard that would satisfy this apparent contradiction?
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