We are rational creatures, Professor Jove explained; hope is irrational. We thus set ourselves up for one dispiriting fall after the next. Anger and depression are not diseases or dysfunctions or anomalies; they are perfectly rational responses to the myriad avoidable disappointments that begin in a thoroughly irrational hope.
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About Shalom Auslander, Hope: A Tragedy
Shalom Auslander, Hope: A Tragedy.
Themes
- Hope — Words of encouragement about optimism and brighter futures