"Young man, Just because a man glances up at the sky at night does not make him an astronomer, you know."
"Genç adam, bir adamın geceleri gökyüzüne bakması onu astronom yapmaz, biliyorsun."
Imagine a teenager at a gambling casino. He wins $50, and gets extremely excited. His brain “learns” that gambling triggers that great “I did it!” feeling. He is not consciously telling himself that gambling promotes survival. But the next time he feels bad, the idea of going to a casino lights up. When an evening of gambling doesn’t trigger the great feeling he expects, he gambles more. Soon he’s feeling bad about all the money he lost. The bad feeling drives him to look for a way to feel better, which activates the thought of gambling. You can have a gambling habit at any age. But a young brain more easily builds neural highways big enough to endure despite disappointment.
“tella,” scarlett said calmly. “I know this is the first great holiday that you and legend are celebrating together, but what you get him really doesn’t matter. it’s the thought that counts.”
But man a second shadow throws
Beyond the visible he knows:
The mind, untrammelled, can outfly
the nets of mutability
And shake the shade that hugs him close.