Horace Walpole, the British writer and politician, once astutely observed, “This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.” His words encapsulate the contrasting perspectives of rational analysis and emotional experience.
Walpole’s insight resonates deeply in our climate-challenged world. As we witness the unfolding drama of rising temperatures, erratic weather patterns, and ecological imbalances, we wear dual lenses: the analytical spectacles of thinkers and the emotional spectrum of feelers.
Hope, as described by Joseph Campbell distilled from the classics in his ‘Hero’s of a thousand Faces’, is is an evolutionary psychological habit we have acquired for such an experience. So let’s hope this shared awareness leads us to collective action—a plot twist that saves our planet from its tragic fate
Also remember, whether comedy or tragedy, we have to live in the here and now and our response matters. After all it is already a privilege to be alive and much so being a human in these exiting times. So let’s do it justice and honour this gift. Be graceful to ourselves, engage others with empathy and share 🌍💔🌿
"For in much wisdom is much grief, and he [sic] that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow."
Horace Walpole, the British writer and politician, once astutely observed, “This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.” His words encapsulate the contrasting perspectives of rational analysis and emotional experience.
Walpole’s insight resonates deeply in our climate-challenged world. As we witness the unfolding drama of rising temperatures, erratic weather patterns, and ecological imbalances, we wear dual lenses: the analytical spectacles of thinkers and the emotional spectrum of feelers.
Hope, as described by Joseph Campbell distilled from the classics in his ‘Hero’s of a thousand Faces’, is is an evolutionary psychological habit we have acquired for such an experience. So let’s hope this shared awareness leads us to collective action—a plot twist that saves our planet from its tragic fate
Also remember, whether comedy or tragedy, we have to live in the here and now and our response matters. After all it is already a privilege to be alive and much so being a human in these exiting times. So let’s do it justice and honour this gift. Be graceful to ourselves, engage others with empathy and share 🌍💔🌿