This is funny, but it’s also my last visit to this comic for the day! The comment section is about to get overrun by crude political jokes, politician-bashing, and senseless name-calling by people who can’t stand others with different opinions! I’ll stay away from that today.
TR,Jr suggests that one living the easy life has achieved nothing noteworthy. He certainly did not fall into the easy living category, but was a man to be admired for many things.
Frazz, on the other hand, seems to be describing one’s decrying the easy life while desiring to live the easy life: typical human dichotomy of needs vs wants. A never ending conflict.
This kind of reminds me of that joke that says all lawyers are bad…except mine. Most people would want the easy life themselves, but can’t bear to see others enjoying what we have to work so hard for.
For example I work with someone who really doesn’t have to work for a living, he got a big inheritance from a death in the family. His house is paid for, paid for his car with cash, just has basic utilities to pay for. It’s not enough to make me wish I had a rich uncle in poor health or anything, it would be nice to have my bills paid off though.
I worked hard for 45 years so I could have the easy retirement. I didn’t like it much during those years but I’m really enjoying the easy life now and I don’t much care if I’m admired by others or not.
Teddy Roosevelt was an at heart and I could easily imagine him thinking that an easy life boring and pointless, sort of like reading a book about a person who lived an easy life. That said, when life gets hard, most of us wish it was easier, me included. It should also be noted that there was a famous Chinese curse. “May you live in interesting times.”
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th US president, “The Man in the Arena”, speech at Sorbonne, 1910 April 23
Theodor Roosevelt was both a Progressive and Regressive at the same time. Just know the man in his entirety. He had many faults, but also many shining if not dazzling abilities. His drive being foremost. He was a White Supremacist (very common) who believed in breaking the Trusts, what we call conglomerates or monopoly. Saving land by the state to protect Nature. But he also believed that every white man must marry a white women and start having many many white children. All of them Christian. He was angry when the US refused to use its wealth and might to have an empire. He is an interesting man to be sure. More so than that kid could fathom.
I find Theodore Roosevelt to be one of the best presidents we have had. I wish we had him around today as president.
Now, NG49 mentions the “white supremacist” idea about TR. I am unaware of that aspect of his life, myself. But whether it is true or not true, if that aspect were to be discarded if present, pretty much everything else I know about the man was wonderful for our nation.
You know who I envy, is anyone who can get through a lot of life without envying. God, what a distracting and unproductive pain in the butt that always turns out to be.
My envy never lasts long. Like the man said, wastes too much time for nothing.
The sum of your achievements are best when viewed through an honesty magnifying glass, For no amount of efforts, failures and or defeats can never outshine your accomplishments! And the same applies to T D
Bilan over 6 years ago
Need to do a report on Teddy R? Just talk to that statue in the New York museum.
jpayne4040 over 6 years ago
This is funny, but it’s also my last visit to this comic for the day! The comment section is about to get overrun by crude political jokes, politician-bashing, and senseless name-calling by people who can’t stand others with different opinions! I’ll stay away from that today.
nosirrom over 6 years ago
Ah, the life of Riley.
sandpiper over 6 years ago
TR,Jr suggests that one living the easy life has achieved nothing noteworthy. He certainly did not fall into the easy living category, but was a man to be admired for many things.
Frazz, on the other hand, seems to be describing one’s decrying the easy life while desiring to live the easy life: typical human dichotomy of needs vs wants. A never ending conflict.
Ignatz Premium Member over 6 years ago
I think the world of TR, but the easy life is actually damned pleasant.
Jeff0811 over 6 years ago
This kind of reminds me of that joke that says all lawyers are bad…except mine. Most people would want the easy life themselves, but can’t bear to see others enjoying what we have to work so hard for.
For example I work with someone who really doesn’t have to work for a living, he got a big inheritance from a death in the family. His house is paid for, paid for his car with cash, just has basic utilities to pay for. It’s not enough to make me wish I had a rich uncle in poor health or anything, it would be nice to have my bills paid off though.
whiteheron over 6 years ago
Another history rewrite? It is all the rage!
Phred Premium Member over 6 years ago
Another reason to like Theodore Roosevelt.
Retired Dude over 6 years ago
I worked hard for 45 years so I could have the easy retirement. I didn’t like it much during those years but I’m really enjoying the easy life now and I don’t much care if I’m admired by others or not.
Darwinskeeper over 6 years ago
Teddy Roosevelt was an at heart and I could easily imagine him thinking that an easy life boring and pointless, sort of like reading a book about a person who lived an easy life. That said, when life gets hard, most of us wish it was easier, me included. It should also be noted that there was a famous Chinese curse. “May you live in interesting times.”
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 6 years ago
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th US president, “The Man in the Arena”, speech at Sorbonne, 1910 April 23tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 6 years ago
Women driving expensive escelades giving me dirty looks for my slim figure because I walk most everywhere
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 6 years ago
Theodor Roosevelt was both a Progressive and Regressive at the same time. Just know the man in his entirety. He had many faults, but also many shining if not dazzling abilities. His drive being foremost. He was a White Supremacist (very common) who believed in breaking the Trusts, what we call conglomerates or monopoly. Saving land by the state to protect Nature. But he also believed that every white man must marry a white women and start having many many white children. All of them Christian. He was angry when the US refused to use its wealth and might to have an empire. He is an interesting man to be sure. More so than that kid could fathom.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member over 6 years ago
I find Theodore Roosevelt to be one of the best presidents we have had. I wish we had him around today as president.
Now, NG49 mentions the “white supremacist” idea about TR. I am unaware of that aspect of his life, myself. But whether it is true or not true, if that aspect were to be discarded if present, pretty much everything else I know about the man was wonderful for our nation.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 6 years ago
Frazz
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You know who I envy, is anyone who can get through a lot of life without envying. God, what a distracting and unproductive pain in the butt that always turns out to be.
My envy never lasts long. Like the man said, wastes too much time for nothing.
sufamelico over 6 years ago
The sum of your achievements are best when viewed through an honesty magnifying glass, For no amount of efforts, failures and or defeats can never outshine your accomplishments! And the same applies to T D