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A review by zelph
The Time Machine by Dobbs, Mathieu Moreau, H.G. Wells
4.0
It's been a long time since I first read this. It was fun to revisit this world and adventure with my son for his school. This time around I enjoyed some of the ideas more than the story itself. My favorite quote in addressing the future society was this:
"It is a law of nature we overlook, that intellectual versatility is the compensation for change, danger, and trouble. There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need of change. Only those animals partake of intelligence that have to meet a huge variety of needs and dangers."
I thought this is very pertinent today as we increasingly look to the government to remove our "danger" and move more and more to a welfare state. In the end, others solving your problems creates a weak person. Good stuff.
"It is a law of nature we overlook, that intellectual versatility is the compensation for change, danger, and trouble. There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need of change. Only those animals partake of intelligence that have to meet a huge variety of needs and dangers."
I thought this is very pertinent today as we increasingly look to the government to remove our "danger" and move more and more to a welfare state. In the end, others solving your problems creates a weak person. Good stuff.