Why would somebody be so careless and greedy? Why would they take things from others that is not theirs. I write with a confusion, and a wish to understand. In Candide, a Sailor takes money from the unfortunate. Who have just suffered in an earthquake. Off course I understand that the chapter is full of satyr, it was one of the many things I wished to write about. But this is one thing that stuck to my mind. The tragedy of how humans are greedy, and how humans (not trying to generalize) can sometimes just think only about themselves and not others.
Candide's teacher, Pangloss, tells the wretched sailor to not do that, "This will never do, my friend: you are not obeying the universal rule of reason: you have misjudged the occasion." The sailor simply replies, "bloody hell, I am a sailor and was born in Batavia. I have had to trample on the crucifix four times in various trips I've been to Japan. I'm not the man for your Universal reason." Then who is? How can we expect peace and tranquility in this world if all we end up with is carelessness. But unlike the careless in this world, fortunately we have the caring loving people in this world as well. Pangloss is one of those people. His wise words show that he cares, he sees the pain, the anger and the agony.
Candide's teacher, Pangloss, tells the wretched sailor to not do that, "This will never do, my friend: you are not obeying the universal rule of reason: you have misjudged the occasion." The sailor simply replies, "bloody hell, I am a sailor and was born in Batavia. I have had to trample on the crucifix four times in various trips I've been to Japan. I'm not the man for your Universal reason." Then who is? How can we expect peace and tranquility in this world if all we end up with is carelessness. But unlike the careless in this world, fortunately we have the caring loving people in this world as well. Pangloss is one of those people. His wise words show that he cares, he sees the pain, the anger and the agony.
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