sábado, março 29, 2008

"We are made of..."

Entristece-me, este constante esforço para separar aquilo que é inseparável. Que ao invés de na união, se viva na divisão...



"Human history can be viewed as a slowly dawning awareness that we are members of a larger group. Initially our loyalties were to ourselves and our immediate family, next, to bands of wandering hunter-gatherers, then to tribes, small settlements, city-states, nations. We have broadened the circle of those we love. We have now organized what are modestly described as super-powers, which include groups of people from divergent ethnic and cultural backgrounds working in some sense together — surely a humanizing and character building experience. If we are to survive, our loyalties must be broadened further, to include the whole human community, the entire planet Earth. Many of those who run the nations will find this idea unpleasant. They will fear the loss of power. We will hear much about treason and disloyalty. Rich nation-states will have to share their wealth with poor ones. But the choice, as H. G. Wells once said in a different context, is clearly the universe or nothing." (Carl Sagan)

quinta-feira, março 27, 2008

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De uma forma simplificada, recorrendo a juízos de valor... Este querer fazer o bem, este dar da outra face, parece-me, por vezes, uma arma poderosa ao serviço daqueles que escolhem fazer o mal. Porque esta minha construção ética, é, precisamente, aquilo que me impede de responder na mesma moeda. Por vezes, tenho dúvidas se é assim que deve ser...

"Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism." (Carl Sagan)

[Aguardo a oportunidade de ouvir Third, o novo de Portishead, uma das bandas da minha vida...]

quarta-feira, março 05, 2008

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Somos diamantes, que a vida vai esculpindo...