I think we're lucky to be living when we are, because things are going to get worse.
Interpretation
David Attenborough reflects on the current state of the world, suggesting that despite challenges, our time holds unique opportunities.
In this quote, David Attenborough expresses a perspective that acknowledges the difficulties we face in contemporary society while emphasizing a sense of gratitude for the unique experiences of living in this era. He suggests that future challenges may intensify, yet there remains a sense of fortune in being able to navigate the present moment and its complexities. This recognition of both gratitude and foreboding encourages a mindful engagement with the world around us.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a discussion on environmental issues to highlight our responsibility to the future.
I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of preserving ourselves, of that I'm sure. But whether our lives will be as rich as they are now is another question.
I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage.
I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn't changed the climatic balance. Of course it has. There is no valid argument for denial.
There's a small worm called Loa Loa Filariasis. This parasite can survive in one environment exclusively- namely, underneath the skin and inside the eyes of human beings. Children and the elderly in tropical regions (usually the poorest) are the most widely affected. A painful, slow death is virtually certain. The worm can actually live in the host for 17 years before the host finally dies.
The fundamental issue is the moral issue.
It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That's why I never do commercials. If I started saying that margarine was the same as motherhood, people would think I was a liar.
God keeps the entire Universe in order, and still finds time to take a personal interest in you and me.
Everything gives way before the recurring torment and festivity of passion.
Every area of trouble gives out a ray of hope; and the one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.
The human mind delights in finding pattern—so much so that we often mistake coincidence or forced analogy for profound meaning. No other habit of thought lies so deeply within the soul of a small creature trying to make sense of a complex world not constructed for it.
Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.
Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
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