We inhabit, in ordinary daylight, a future that was unimaginably dark a few decades ago, when people found the end of the world easier to envision than the impending changes in everyday roles, thoughts, practices that not even the wildest science fiction anticipated. Perhaps we should not have adjusted to it so easily. It would be better if we were astonished every day. Rebecca Solnit
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This quote of E.O. Wilson is an interesting one because it talks about how rapidly things are changing in our society, but also suggests that we should slow down and be astonished by everyday occurrences. We need to become accustomed to new situations, but at the same time we should not become complacent. We need to be on guard for the changes that are coming, so that we can take advantage of these opportunities instead of letting them pass us by.

Source: Hope In The Dark

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