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Among the traits that differentiate people, businesses, peoples, nations, ideologies, eras, one of the most important is that which allows us to distinguish those who are constantly on alert – who watch for all the weak signals announcing conflicts , crises, anger from men or nature, humiliation, abuse, violence and who are ready to mobilize to face them, to work hard to avoid or fight them – those who, on the contrary, are content to take advantage of the smallest joys of the moment, to look for what can bring small, immediate pleasures, topics for futile conversations, paltry gratifications, while looking with indifference at the surrounding difficulties and the subjects that irritate them.
The watchmen worry about bad news; enjoyers are only interested in good ones. The first seek to unravel the mysteries of the future; the latter draw all the reasons to be happy from the present. The first are on the lookout for the world; the latter are on mental vacation.