Alexander McCall Smith Quote
But I do like the idea of household gods--shall we get some? A set of little statues and bring the boys up to believe in them?I hope they believe in something, said Elspeth. 'Imagaine believing in nothing at all--not even in love, or justice, or any of the things that can make people passionate.Such as a country?Elspeth thought about this. I suppose there are lots of people who believe in Scotland. Or the European Union, for that matter. Their belief anables them to ... well, to talk about the future with enthusiasm. They don't like things as they are and they are convinced that things will be much improved once they are otherwise.Well, why not? asked Matthew.I didn't say there was any reason why not. I'm just commenting on that sort of belief. The trouble is that it might make discussion difficult. If somebody believes to strongly in one particular solution to the world's problems, then it may obscure the nuances. That's all I was saying. Elspeth paused. They may not see that there are others who have a different view. You can love things in a whole lot of different ways, can't you?
But I do like the idea of household gods--shall we get some? A set of little statues and bring the boys up to believe in them?I hope they believe in something, said Elspeth. 'Imagaine believing in nothing at all--not even in love, or justice, or any of the things that can make people passionate.Such as a country?Elspeth thought about this. I suppose there are lots of people who believe in Scotland. Or the European Union, for that matter. Their belief anables them to ... well, to talk about the future with enthusiasm. They don't like things as they are and they are convinced that things will be much improved once they are otherwise.Well, why not? asked Matthew.I didn't say there was any reason why not. I'm just commenting on that sort of belief. The trouble is that it might make discussion difficult. If somebody believes to strongly in one particular solution to the world's problems, then it may obscure the nuances. That's all I was saying. Elspeth paused. They may not see that there are others who have a different view. You can love things in a whole lot of different ways, can't you?
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