Look, dude, I get it. Life can be hard when you feel like the ones who have a voice are not worthy and the ones who are worthy do not have a voice. I get it. A fly ruins the ointment. That one hits home with me. That one stray mark on my paper ruins the whole thing and I have to write my notes all over again. My room is a disaster if one of my drawers is left slightly open (Lily!!!!!). I take off all my makeup if my eyeliner isn't exactly aligned. But, those are just my own obsessive compulsive issues and most people experience them. I don't let them ruin my entire world!
The fly in the ointment scenario cannot be applied to the whole world! If one little fly ruined literally everything, we would have a serious problem. "Flies" are everywhere. Bad things happen all the time, but that doesn't just ruin the rest of the world! There would be no world if this was the case. If we went about our lives pointing out every small imperfection and letting it completely ruin us, we would not live at all.
Yes, the Chacham may be frustrated and feel like wisdom is not being heard, but this certainly is not true in every case! I agree with the Chacham when he said that wisdom should be heard. I certainly wish more wisdom was heard and wisdom was more prevalent among our leaders. I hear that. But not every single person is a fool! Wouldn't the world have totally crashed and burned by now if this was the case? Ugh. This is so ridiculous.
The Chacham seems to have gone from a realist to a perfectionist pretty rapidly. He starts out by letting everyone know that in reality, mistakes are made and perfection simply cannot be achieved. Now he seems to be saying that perfection is all that matters, and any small "fly" ruins everything!
The Chacham needs to go back to his original philosophy. It was logical and more relatable. The world certainly is imperfect, and that is okay. Bad things happen and we all die. That is the reality of the situation, and we should accept the bad with the good. The bad is going to happen regardless, so why not accept it as a part of life's journey and not let it ruin all the good in life? The Chacham is grumpy. He needs a nap.
Preach to the choir. I'm totally on this "go back to your first philosophy" boat. I was so into the whole "reality check" philosophy and then he just got all mad and went off about humanity. Yeah, I understand that people can be foolish, but let's not go overboard with it. Just because the smartest person isn't always the leader doesn't mean he has the right to throw a fit about it. Also, it doesn't seem so realistic to go so quickly from being a realist to a perfectionist. Maybe that's the author's fault. I agree with this post, though. It's so frustrating.
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