 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
A boy or young man who has some serious constructive purpose will endure voluntarily a great deal of boredom if he finds that it is necessary by the way. But constructive purposes do not easily form themselves in a boy's mind if he is living a life of distractions and dissipations, for in that case his thoughts will always be directed towards the next pleasure rather than towards the distant achievement.
Source: Bertrand Russell: The Conquest of Happiness, 1930, chap.4:Boredom and excitement.
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The modern world is full of temptations. However, if we only pursue quick pleasures, our growth as human beings will come to a halt.
The Asahi Shimbun Digital dated 20 December 2015 states.
”Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had dinner with former Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto at a hotel in Tokyo for about three and a half hours on 19 December. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui, head of the national political party Osaka Ishin のKai （Osaka Restoration Association）, were also present. Hashimoto and Matsui explained the significance of hosting the Expo, and the prime minister agreed that the government would move to invite the event.",br>
If you only look at the articles that appear on the front page, you will often be misled. According to a well-informed source, there was first talk of attracting a casino (to be beautified under the name of IR), but criticism was raised when it was suggested that roads and railways be built for this purpose, so the idea was put forward that the Expo should be attracted first and then roads and lifelines be built, and everyone agreed to this. It seems to have been the old conservative politicians' way of creating a large number of interest groups in this way, collecting 'political funds' from these groups, and contributing to the expansion and maintenance of their own power.