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Sunday, June 16, 2013

The tragedy of life

I would like to get reactions to the following quote by Jean Renoir: 

 The tragedy of life is that everyone has his reasons.
Posted by Honoria at 8:01 PM
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  1. TomJune 19, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    Succinctly stated leaving no space for discussion of the “why”. I like it.

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  2. UnknownJune 19, 2013 at 8:40 AM


    I certainly agree that everyone has his reasons, but that seems to me to be a treasure, not tragedy,of life.

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    1. TomJune 21, 2013 at 11:12 AM

      Point taken in the name of diverse reasons resulting in diverse actions or beliefs or results, which is arguably a good thing, sometimes, maybe. Still there is more to Renoir’s statement than I can’t quite bring into focus. The analogy that comes to mind is that of sexual reproduction which, with its diverse DNA (reasons), produces diverse results. People turn out tall, short, ugly, pretty, smart, retarded, personable, abrasive, web toed, hairy, handicapped, strong, etc. Yet, sexual reproduction is obviously a successful survival strategy.

      Perhaps, everyone having their own reasons is a successful survival strategy as well. Granted it would certainly be a dull place (not to mention less inventive) if not for varied reasons. Marx thought capitalism with its various “reasons” was wasteful and inefficient, which I think is true, but it just works better that communism with state sponsored “reasons”.

      If we can tolerate the concept that Greek tragedy is pleasurable can we also have tragic treasures?

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