Book Review: The Enemies of Success
Hand it to the Ancient Greeks for understanding what motivates Man to commit acts of good and evil, and for identifying what consequences may befall those who do good. Prometheus, for example, gave Man the gift of fire, and for his troubles he was chained to a rock by Zeus where vultures ate out his liver, only to have it regenerate daily so that he could suffer the same torture over and over. In Judeo-Christian mythology, too, Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise for (God forbid!) eating fruit from the tree of knowledge.
2011-3-25
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