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One of the greatest joys in life is to be in search of one thing and to discover another.
Speaker: Anne Wilson SchaefPosted: 28 Nov 2008 at 12:46 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment!
One of the greatest joys in life is to be in search of one thing and to discover another.
“Fanaticism is the opposite of love,” I said, recalling one of Khaderbhai’s lectures. “A wise man once told me – he’s a Muslim, by the way – that he has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded Jew than he does with a fanatic from his own religion. He has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded Christian or Buddhist or Hindu than he does with a fanatic from his own religion. In fact, he has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded atheist than he does with a fanatic from his own religion. I agree with him, and I feel the same way. I also agree with Winston Churchill , who once defined a fanatic as someone who won’t change his mind and can’t change the subject.”