...even if a driver has great skills, being overconfident can be just as dangerous as driving with lesser skills. It may be even more dangerous, because the driver may be prone to driving faster, with the potential for crashing at a higher speed.
It’s reasonable to feel bad about the suffering of others, and it’s reasonable to help where you can. But being a good person does not mean enmeshment. When you stay focused on your own brain, you are not judging or abandoning others. You are unselfishly respecting their responsibility for their own brain. You are securing your own oxygen mask. If you put your
happiness in other people’s hands instead, you’re likely to end up in a vicious cycle.
Fakat bazı hallerde inanın bana, akılsızca da olsa büyük bir sevginin yol açtığı bir zaafa kendini kaptırmak, kaptırmamaktan daha şereflidir. Hele gençliğe bu hal büsbütün yaraşır, çünkü aşırı derecede, hiç açık vermeden her zaman kafasıyla hareket eden bir delikanlıya pek güven olmaz, değeri de ona göredir ...