If we could learn to look instead of gawking, We'd see the horror in the heart of farce, If only we could act instead of talking, We wouldn't always end up on our arse. This was the thing that nearly had us mastered; Don't yet rejoice in his defeat, you men! Although the world stood up and stopped the bastard, The bitch that bore him is in heat again. Bertolt Brecht
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I hate to say this but I believe that the world is full of assholes who like to look at people instead of helping them. These people are the reason why you see homeless people on the streets with no food, no money and no shelter. They are also the reason why you see people dealing drugs and drinking alcohol with no respect for others. If we could learn to look instead of gawking, we would see how awful these people make their lives. If only we could act instead of talking, we would not always end up on our arse.

Source: The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui

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