There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.

千里之行，始于足下。

最好的建筑是那些讲述故事的。

The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?