Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating MACHINE that saves us from sloth. Is life kind or cruel? Yes, Literature answers. Are people good or bad? You bet, says Literature. But unlike other SYSTEMS of knowing, Literature declines to eradicate one TRUTH in FAVOR of ANOTHER.
On climbs, there is a GENERAL way we manage fear. We look at things objectively, separating out perceived risk from real risk. You can really bring down the level of fear by knowing the real risks and setting aside the OTHERS. You ALSOKNOW that panicking just makes things WORSE.
I THINK that the idea of wanting to fight for your KIDS, but ALSO knowing that your WIFE is probably BETTER at it, is something that rings very true for me.
I'm all about your MINDSET, being focused, staying POSITIVE, being OPTIMISTIC, and knowing that these are all ASPECTS of my LIFE that I love and enjoy.
Nicole Kidman was an INSPIRATION to me at the time I left the CHURCH. Knowing that she went on to have a successful and happy life, both personally and professionally, helped to GIVE me confidence.
I did GET in a few fights in SCHOOL. KIDS threw around anti-Semitic slurs, not KNOWING necessarily what they meant. It was probably just something they picked up somewhere, as kids do.