“We Have Cause to Be Uneasy”
Last night I watched our fearless leader make his case for the Iraq Surge. And later on, as if compelled by some unspeakable cosmic force seeking sense and order in the universe, I picked up a book to read before going to sleep and came across the following passage…
We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.
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There is nothing progressive about being pig headed and refusing to admit a mistake. And I think if you look at the present state of the world, it is pretty plain that humanity has been making some big mistake. We are on the wrong road. And if that is so, we must go back. Going back is the quickest way on.
The passage was written, or I should say read aloud over British radio, in 1942 by C.S. Lewis.
I wonder if it has any significance today. I’m not sure, it’s pretty cryptic stuff. It probably isn’t relevant at all. I don’t even know why I bring it up. Do horses wear socks? Is anybody listening to me?
Subtly cool head nod to Mikhaela for the cartoon linked above, and Freddy Boom Boom for recommending Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. Interesting read so far.