Friday, June 11, 2004
Reagan on "fun"
FY actual I, here are some words from Ron Reagan, about, yes, fun:
"...But when you think about it, the word "fun" really is important...it is a word not very popular in our century. Especially those who preach the supremacy of the state, who think they can remake man and society in the image of a brave new world. For these serious people, earthly paradise is always just around the corner, and evenings like these are bourgeois distractions. Laughter itself is suspect; and even fun is an act of subversion. It is purportedly why Lenin refused to listen to music.
"...It really is an acknowledgment that God means for us — at least sometimes — to take life as it comes: to woo, to laugh, to love, and to make room...for fun."
"...But when you think about it, the word "fun" really is important...it is a word not very popular in our century. Especially those who preach the supremacy of the state, who think they can remake man and society in the image of a brave new world. For these serious people, earthly paradise is always just around the corner, and evenings like these are bourgeois distractions. Laughter itself is suspect; and even fun is an act of subversion. It is purportedly why Lenin refused to listen to music.
"...It really is an acknowledgment that God means for us — at least sometimes — to take life as it comes: to woo, to laugh, to love, and to make room...for fun."
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