Estava lendo a obra Life Begins at Forty (A Vida Começa aos Quarenta, 1932), escrito por Walter Pitkin. A obra foi traduzida para o português pelo escritor Érico Veríssimo. Muito interessante. O autor escreve com paixão sobre seu tema. Como apenas comecei, quero por enquanto partilhar algo que li. Posteriormente pretendo escrever um post mais detalhado sobre o livro e as ideias que ele me deu. O texto que partilho fala sobre a futilidade dos jovens da época (meados de 1930). Qualquer semelhança, infelizmente, não é mera coincidência. Eis a citação:
"For some years, says Rogers, in his charming little book on 'How to be Interesting', he has traveled much in and out of Boston on trains filled with commuting students enrolled in the high schools, colleges, and technical schools of that erudite center. He has listened long to their conversation. They say absolutely nothing. They talk interminably about grades, athletics, and personalities. They do not read the newspapers. They never discuss the content of their studies . . . Neither their families, their teachers, nor public opinion have ever taught them the possibilities of being educated and cultivated—of being interesting people . . .
The time they waste is appalling. They could do the larger part of their studies on those trains. They could read a good newspaper thoroughly; they might read any one of half a dozen well edited and well written magazines . . .
Here is the American scene! A sorry spectacle, I think. Millions of well-to-do people of all ages and culture who have never learned the first lesson of living." p.17
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário