Aphorism: Insanity and revolution
George Bernard Shaw couldn't have been more truthful than when he said,
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. " *
For the truth is only those who are crazy enough, and also audacious enough to tilt at windmills *, can and will tilt at world.
Whenever one beholds a revolutionary, one is also witness to a phenomenon which defies reason. Self preservation of life is the strongest instinct and choosing death for sake of others or ideals is insanity.
We should thank God for such insanity, for this preserves the civilization.
6 comments:
do i see another G B shaw fan?
Cinamon,
Yes you do....
"All progress depends on the unreasonable man" - This line haunts me *always*. It's very tempting to be reasonable, but what if Shaw is right? :(
Pramod,
Ofcourse Shaw *is* right, why doubt him :-)
This is profound. It is like a Zen koan.
I did try to comment earlier but the system did not allow me to :-(
Surely you must be joking Mr. Jaffna :-)
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