Diversions
NOTES & QUERIES
The view’s better through a half-empty glass, unless you are a dog
Is ignorant bliss better than informed gloom?
In my experience “happy” people are appallingly dull. Things that fall apart, break down or are just simply wrong force you to look and question things from the bottom up. Which leads to a more accurate and interesting picture of life.
thegreatfatsby via theguardian.com
• Ignorant bliss is temporary. Under lying gloomy realities have ways of making themselves known, sooner or later.
Lawrie Bradly Surrey Hills, Victoria Australia
• Ignorant bliss is a joy for those wearing perpetual grins and carrying no opinions. No issues, no worries.
Eugene Novogrodsky Brownsville, Texas, US
• Bertrand Russell answered this question long
