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Old 17th August 2007, 08:33 AM   #21 (permalink)
manephelien
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Re: Was it fullfilled?

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huh?
You answered your own question:

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As a matter of fact, if one is not passionate about life and what you're doing in it, you are going to be one hum-drum person.
A totally hum-drum life wouldn't be worth living, although admittedly I wouldn't enjoy utter chaos all the time either.

It's a bit like individualism vs. communism. A total subjugation of the individual will to society's needs is going to make for an apathetic, brainwashed and ultimately unhappy population where someone is going to rebel at some point. A totally individualistic society is going to trample everyone but the very strong, and most people will still be unhappy. A happy medium where people's choices affect their lives in both a good and a bad way combined with a safety net and laws to prevent the worst excesses seems to work best.
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