Too many young Americans these days don't get a chance to learn how to enjoy work. Much of this country's social and political philosophy seems aimed at removing the risks from life one by one. As i told a group of business students in one of the talks i gave at Dartmouth, it is impossible to grant someone happiness. Happiness is not a tangible thing, it's a byproduct, a byproduct of achievement.
Achievement must be made against the possibility of failure, against the risk of defeat. It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor. Where there is no risk, there can be no pride in achievement and, consequently , no happiness.
Ray Kroc, Founder of the MacDonald's Corporation when he was 52 years old.
After Coronavirus lockdowns that started with the idea of protection the ICU but ended in a different place (control the India virus etc...) Governments will find a new scare , a new danger that no one can see of course and will control our lives. In not a distant future to control carbon emissions people will have to remain 1 day a week locked in their house. It's not because Government wants to control you It's to save the earth. This will not stop. Turn off your TV and don't read newspapers.
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