I would like to response to "Optimism and Reality"(chapter 3).
I am interested in chapter 3 because this chapter supported my thoughts.
In chapter 3, there are many quotations which amazing and thought-provoking phrase.
Perkins quotes Henry Ford; "Whether you think you can, or whether you can't, you're right"(qtd. in Perkins 43).
He also talked about "Janusian thinking"; "Janus, the Roman god of gates, was able to look in two directions at the same time. Effective leadership in demanding situations means being able to see the optimistic view and, at the same time, deal with stark reality"(Perkins 54).
I think that everyone may regret about their situation whether it comes from their own choice or not (fate which they can not decide or choose).
People may think about the other way, especially in serious situation.
In that situation, the best way I believe is learning from the regret.
Exploring the meaning of the situation, and talking to ourselves "what can I do in this situation?" is the things we should do.
I learned these things from my friend's death.
When I heard the death of my friends, of course, I really shocked.
After few weeks, I cried and cried, and I regretted a lot of things related to him.
However we (I and friends around me) noticed that it is no meaning to just regret the situation.
We promised ourselves that we will try to make good use of his death.
Death always makes us very sad, but I think we should change these sad things to meaningful incident.
It is not only death.
Therefore, I would like to explore the way which I can learn something from that incident in how difficult situation it is, and have a great deal of confidence about all my choice.
I would like to introduce my favorite phrase.
"We cannot change the past, and we cannot see the future, so we live 'now'".
Shizuka,thank you for sharing your sad experience.
返信削除If we could learn from the regret, it will change to the good lesson, I believe.
Yeah, I will also try to live "now"!^^
Hi Shizuka,
返信削除Thank you for your entry, and I really appreciate your quoting of our text, which shows you are finding points that impress you.
I am sorry about your friend's death, but I am glad that you have found a way to make his loss meaningful.
Ken
I agree with your opinion.
返信削除We need to learn from the experience, so we have to look at the fact seriously. This thought can be said to not only personal level but also society level, I think.
Hi Shizuka,
返信削除Thanks for a great post. There is a lot here: the quotations from the book, your thoughts about regret, your friend's death, which you have managed to make meaningful, and your great final quotation.
Good stuff.
Ken