We can master change not though force or fear, but only though the free work of an understanding mind, though an openness to new knowledge and fresh outlooks, which can only strengthen the most fragile and most powerful of human gifts: the gift of reason.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Change should be mastered through understanding and reason rather than force or fear, strengthening the human gift of reason.
- In plain terms
- We should solve problems by thinking and understanding, not by being scared or forced.
- What can you take from it?
- Use reason and open-mindedness to master change instead of force.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you master change?
- Why is reason a fragile gift?
Another view
Reason alone may not stop those who rely on power or fear.
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