"A lot of us don't want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind"
- Robert Sheckley
About this Quote
In this quote, Robert Sheckley is revealing the sentiment that many individuals do not want to continuously dwell on the serious concerns and issues dealing with the world. Rather, they prefer to focus on enjoying their own lives and discovering joy in today moment. Sheckley recommends that being a constant dissident and constantly being unhappy with the state of the world can be stressful and take away from the happiness of living. He encourages individuals to discover a balance in between understanding international concerns and finding joy in their own lives. Ultimately, Sheckley advises us that life is meant to be taken pleasure in, not invested in a continuous state of discontent.
This quote is written / told by Robert Sheckley between July 16, 1928 and December 9, 2005. He was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 21 other quotes.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"
