"Life can only be understood backward, but it is lived forward." - Danish philospher, Soren Kierkegaard
Taken from Strayer's Ways of the World page 1118, this quote pretty much sums what we have learned from this course. So much progress but at the same time at the price of others in some cases. There are still issues similar to our ancestors' encounters. Overall we can learn from the past and choose to make wiser, more educated choices. This class in general has helped me see things through a different perspective and may have helped me understand and cherish what our ancestors have done or fought for. Our generation will probably never get to know what it was like to live in a region with limited supplies or electricity. But if we get to travel and experience, may we take the time to cherish everyday items such as running water, stove tops that heat instantly and of course the septic tank. I hope we can stop and question-why not them? Why do some have more than others? Perhaps if businesses weren't always profit driven and instead teach social responsibility as many companies are now considering and contribute to the more needy we can see some balance in economy.
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