We are living in a far from perfect world. Despite the progress of civilization, the law of the jungle, unfortunately, still prevails.
Might is considered right and the strong do not refrain from exploiting the weak.
Self-advancement, greed and lust for power sway the conduct of the individuals as that of nations.
” Message to the Pakistan Scouts on 22nd December, 1947 by Muhammad Ali JinnahHow is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself?
If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox.
One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse.
There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.
” Barry Lopez
