A kinder, gentler philosophy of successSuccess, in our society, is typically measured by position and title. From these pieces of information, we judge a person's yearly financial income, and from that number we assume their character and work ethic. It's difficult not to do this at times, as that is how our society has been conditioned and almost trained. But what are the consequences of these assumptions based on jobs? How much can we really determine about a person strictly from how they make their income?
It's off of this question that Alan de Botton creates the Ted Talk "A kinder, gentler version of success". He discuss the views of a common citizen in our society on jobs and the level of success of an individual can reach when forced under these assumptions by society. Real success, however, is measured on an individual's level of contemptment and purpose, he explains- to which I completely agree.
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My thoughts
Tragedy is sadness, but at a more complex level. Where sadness brings a feeling of unhappiness, tragedy brings a feeling of despair and woe. In a poetic sense, if tragedy could be felt like an emotion, it would cause the victim to feel as if they could never experience happiness again. However, even though tragedy has emotions to go along with it, it is typically used to describe an event. These events can be life changing or comically over dramatic, like the situation above. Wikipedia's thoughts Tragedy has two definitions. First is the most common type- an event that causes great suffering, destruction, and distress. An example of this would be a grave accident or natural disaster. The other definition is actually quite ironic. Tragedy is a form of drama, usually a classical piece that has influenced history in a dramatic way, not having to be sad or tragic in the least. In fact, tragedies were often comical pieces to the Greeks and Romans. For myself, I cannot decide which definition applies to literature more, as they both seem to be applicable as genres. |
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