“Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.”Jean de La Bruyère · Caracterele · 1688 · Despre om, 7
Your perspective transforms life from an emotional tragedy into a rational comedy.
La Bruyère divides people into two camps: those driven by emotion and those driven by reason. For the former, life is a series of losses and dramas; for the latter, the same events seem absurd and amusing. A funeral is heartbreaking for one who feels but a spectacle of vanity for one who analyzes. There's no objective reality, only the filter through which we see it.
Why it matters It helps you understand why the same situation can be experienced completely differently by different people and to choose your perspective wisely.