Quote of the evening

[hummingwolf]

'I propose that the statement, "human possibilities are unlimited" is de-energizing. If you take it at face value, there is no real problem anymore. You can only stand up and sing hallelujah and then go home. Every problem will sooner or later be overcome by these unlimited possibilities; there remain only temporary difficulties that will go away of their own accord when the time comes. Contrary to the chairman's intention, statements like his actually terrorize the listener: it is like putting someone into a canoe and pushing him out into the Atlantic toward England with the cheery comment, "The sky's the limit." The canoer is only too aware of the fact that an inescapably real limit is also the bottom of the ocean.'

--Rollo May

Comments

[whitelinefever.livejournal.com]

You reminded me of the first time I came across Rollo May.I was, to paraphrase REM, loosing my religion as a senior in high school.My pastor at my Baptist church having given me up for the antichrist, referred me to a Baptist minister who no longer preached.I sought him out and the first two authors he recommended were Paul Tillich and Rollo May.I thank him for that to this day. Thanks for the quote.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Paul Tillich is yet another person to be added to my ever-growing list of People I Need To Read. Thanks for reminding me!