[Ailist] Inspiring quote

[Bruce Elkin]

> "To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic.  It is based on
> the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of
> compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.  What we choose to emphasize in
> this complex history will determine our lives.  If we see only the worst, it
> destroys our capacity to do something,  If we remember those times and
> places -- and there are so many -- where people have behaved magnificently,
> this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending
> this spinning top of a world in a different direction.  And if we do act, in
> however a small way, we don't have to wait for some grand utopian future.
> The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we
> think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is
> itself a marvelous victory."


Hi Toni, allŠ
Thank you so much for this inspiring quote.  It is very apropos to the AI
approach, and to other approaches that stress the importance of vision, even
in times of difficult reality.
I very much appreciate you forwarding this to the last.  THANKS!
Bruce
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