Humans are ridiculous. We're all pathetic strivers who will fall short. If you can accept that, it's optimistic because you can shoot for the moon and know you're never going to get there, and that's OK.
Interpretation
Embracing our imperfections allows us to aim high without fear of failure.
This quote by Bob Odenkirk illustrates the human condition of striving for greatness while acknowledging our inherent flaws. By accepting that we may never reach our highest aspirations, we gain a sense of optimism that encourages us to pursue our goals, freeing us from the fear of failure and allowing us to appreciate the journey itself.
In practice
During a motivational speech about embracing failures and setting high goals.
I remember making 'Mr. Show,' thinking, 'Man this stuff is really funny to me.' I don't know if anyone else will love it, but I know I'm going to still watch it in 15 years if I'm still alive and laugh really hard. Even though we had very high standards, we were trying to excite and please ourselves.
I'm often guilty of overcooking and too much arrangement and throwing too much at it. But I think as I get older, I'm learning better when to be empty and when to be full.
Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful.
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
For centuries, humans have said to horses, 'You do what I tell you or I'll hurt you.' Humans still say that to each other -- still threaten, force and intimidate. I'm convinced that my discoveries with horses have value in the workplace, in the educational and penal systems, and in the raising of children. At heart, I'm saying that no one else has the right to say 'you must' to an animal -- or to another human.
And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.
These teachings are like a raft, to be abandoned once you have crossed the flood. Since you should abandon even good states of mind generated by these teachings, How much more so should you abandon bad states of mind!
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