Pascal – Inability To Sit Alone
The renowned 17th century mathematician and thinker Blaise Pascal wrote, “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
It is absolutely remarkable that Pascal wrote this almost 400 years ago. This is before television, before social media, before the world wide web, and before mobile phones. Yet at this time Pascal understood that constant busyness and a mind filled with social interaction robs us all of the opportunity to sit, think and contemplate the deeper issues of life.
If you are like me, sitting alone doing nothing seems like a sentence, not an opportunity. Yet our personal lives and spiritual depth depend on this quiet, undisturbed opportunity to reflect.
Given that Pascal was one of history's great minds with deep personal faith, he may be worth listening to.
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Thank you,Karl Faase.
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