Who we are

Finding balance between now and the future. Who we are vs. who we should be.

The central problem of ethics and morality is that we are constantly confronted with a world that isn’t as it should be. This is a real problem. We have to face reality while striving to do and to be better, despite all the forces against us. To motivate ourselves we have to balance our vision of the future with the reality of the present. We have to accept who we are right now while always striving to become who we know we should be. Finding this balance is hard. But it is one of the main reasons why I like being a Humanist. Humanism encourages me to be realistic, yet idealistic at the same time. It helps me to get that balance right. What do you do when you find yourself engaging in too much wishful thinking. Or when you find yourself disheartened by the state of humanity? How do you keep your optimism while remaining grounded?