. . . This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end. The cause of some going to war, and of others avoiding it, is the same desire in both, attended with different views. The will never takes the least step but to this object. This is the motive of every action of every man, even of those who hang themselves.”
Blaise Pascal
What do you think? We’ve all said, “I’ll regret this tomorrow,” or “I’ll be sorry I did this.” (I’ve said it recently about my giving in to the temptation of watching just one more episode of “The Great British Bake-Off”–of which more later.) So, if we do something that we know we’ll wish we hadn’t, does that action refute Pascal’s statement above?