Commentary On Neusner's Pessimistic Outlook Of Life

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At the third point of the article Neusner came back again to his pessimistic outlook of

life by trying to convince the reader that the only forgiving world is the world that we lived in as students; “for years we created altogether forgiving world, in which whatever slight effort you

give was all that was demanded” (p.126). The author might have lived in another world that

differs from mine, but last time I checked the world was a forgiving world in many aspects.

Think about family, friends and the people that are close to us and how much they are willing to

forgive our mistakes just to keep us close to them. Think about the good people that actually

want a “slight effort” from us just to find any reason to give us what we need.

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