Ernesto Sabato Quote
Jer, srećom (mislio je), čovek nije sazdan samo od beznađa nego i od vere ili nade, ne samo od smrti nego i od želje za životom, ne samo od usamljenosti nego i od trenutka zajedništva i ljubavi. Ukoliko bi prevladalo beznađe, svi bismo se prepustili smrti ili bismo se ubili, a to se ipak ne dešava. Po njegovom mišljenju, to pokazuje koliko je razum malo važan, jer nije razumno gajiti nadu u svetu u kome živimo. Naš razum, naš um nam neprekidno dokazuju da je ovaj svet užasan. Stoga je razum poguban i vodi skepsi, cinizmu i konačno uništenju. Srećom, čovek gotovo nikada nije razumno biće i zbog toga se nada uvek iznova rađa na zagrištu i pepelištu. A baš to ponovno rađanje nečeg besmislenog, u suštini duboko besmislenog i potpuno neosnovanog, dokaz je da čovek nije racionalno biće.
Jer, srećom (mislio je), čovek nije sazdan samo od beznađa nego i od vere ili nade, ne samo od smrti nego i od želje za životom, ne samo od usamljenosti nego i od trenutka zajedništva i ljubavi. Ukoliko bi prevladalo beznađe, svi bismo se prepustili smrti ili bismo se ubili, a to se ipak ne dešava. Po njegovom mišljenju, to pokazuje koliko je razum malo važan, jer nije razumno gajiti nadu u svetu u kome živimo. Naš razum, naš um nam neprekidno dokazuju da je ovaj svet užasan. Stoga je razum poguban i vodi skepsi, cinizmu i konačno uništenju. Srećom, čovek gotovo nikada nije razumno biće i zbog toga se nada uvek iznova rađa na zagrištu i pepelištu. A baš to ponovno rađanje nečeg besmislenog, u suštini duboko besmislenog i potpuno neosnovanog, dokaz je da čovek nije racionalno biće.
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About Ernesto Sabato
Sabato was distinguished by his bald pate and brush moustache and wore tinted spectacles and open-necked shirts. He was born in Rojas, a small town in Buenos Aires Province. Sabato began his studies at the Colegio Nacional de La Plata. He then studied physics at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, where he earned a PhD. He then attended the Sorbonne in Paris and worked at the Curie Institute. After World War II, he lost interest in science and started writing.
Sabato's oeuvre includes three novels: El Túnel (1948), Sobre héroes y tumbas (1961) and Abaddón el exterminador (1974). The first of these received critical acclaim upon its publication from, among others, fellow writers Albert Camus and Thomas Mann. The second is regarded as his masterpiece, though he nearly burnt it like many of his other works. Sabato's essays cover topics as diverse as metaphysics, politics and tango. His writings led him to receive many international prizes, including the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spain), the Legion of Honour (France), the Jerusalem Prize (Israel), and the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (France).
At the request of President Raúl Alfonsín, he presided over the CONADEP Commission that investigated the fate of those who suffered forced disappearance during the Dirty War of the 1970s. The result of these findings was published in 1984, bearing the title Nunca Más (Never Again).