Criss Jami - I often find that people confuse inner peace with some sense of insensibili

I often find that people confuse inner peace with some sense of insensibility whenever something goes wrong. In such cases inner peace is a permit for destruction: The unyielding optimist will pretend that the forest is not burning either because he is too lazy or too afraid to go and put the fire out.

- Criss Jami

source: Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.57, Criss Jami

topic: Fear, Fire, People, Insensibility, Woods And Forests