"In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head"

Adam Weishaupt was a German thinker and founder of the Order of the Illuminati. In this quote, he is assessing his life and how his situations led him to discovered the Order. He implies that if he had actually remained in a different situation, with a more active way of life, he would not have had the time or inclination to create the Order. He recommends that his existing station in life, which is presumably less active, permitted him to have the time and space to think of establishing the Order. This quote talks to the power of scenario and how it can shape our lives and our choices. It also speaks with the importance of making the most of the opportunities that life presents us, as it is frequently these minutes that can lead to something great.