We now live in the present, unconsciously uneasy at the future, and this short-term viewpoint does have dangers. We know that, as human beings, we are all deeply flawed and dangerous, but this self-knowledge can act as a brake on hope and idealism.
“that’s chaos can you produce chaos? Alice asked certainly I can produce chaos I said I produced chaos she regard the chaos chaos is handsome and attractive she said and more durable than regret I said and more nourishing than regret she said”
Donald Barthelme | “Alice”