Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Granted then ...
Hi
The author of a book is writing how thoughts influence our lives:
Two people are exposed to the same infection. One contracts
the complaint, the other is unaffected. Why? You may say that the one
who escapes is more robust and hardy, but this is not always so, for
frequently the strong are taken and the weak are left. You may say,
further, that the one who escapes possesses greater powers of
resistance. Just so, but is not this largely due to the mind? It is the one
who is most positively minded who is immune.
Granted then the necessity for and desirability of, an absence of fear,
how are we to overcome our hereditary failing? Most of us harbour fear
of some kind; for although fearless in some things we may yet have
other fears lurking in the hidden caverns of our mind. We may be
physically brave and yet have fears for our business, our profession, or
our employment.
--- I don't understand what the author is trying to say in that bolded sentence. The construction "granted then ..." seems strange to me and I'm not sure what his point is?
The author of a book is writing how thoughts influence our lives:
Two people are exposed to the same infection. One contracts
the complaint, the other is unaffected. Why? You may say that the one
who escapes is more robust and hardy, but this is not always so, for
frequently the strong are taken and the weak are left. You may say,
further, that the one who escapes possesses greater powers of
resistance. Just so, but is not this largely due to the mind? It is the one
who is most positively minded who is immune.
Granted then the necessity for and desirability of, an absence of fear,
how are we to overcome our hereditary failing? Most of us harbour fear
of some kind; for although fearless in some things we may yet have
other fears lurking in the hidden caverns of our mind. We may be
physically brave and yet have fears for our business, our profession, or
our employment.
--- I don't understand what the author is trying to say in that bolded sentence. The construction "granted then ..." seems strange to me and I'm not sure what his point is?
Top answer
I agree with you, Newguest. It's not clear and I had to read the paragraphs carefully before I understood. "Granted that/then" is another way of saying "I agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
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I agree with you, Newguest.
It's not clear and I had to read the paragraphs carefully before I understood.
"Granted that/then" is another way of saying "I agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true. Example, he hasn't made much progress, I'll grant you that.
Another way of saying the part in bold would be "I agree that it's necessary and desirable for us to hav
It's not clear and I had to read the paragraphs carefully before I understood.
"Granted that/then" is another way of saying "I agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true. Example, he hasn't made much progress, I'll grant you that.
Another way of saying the part in bold would be "I agree that it's necessary and desirable for us to hav
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Granted then the necessity for and desirability of, an absence of fear,
how are we to overcome our hereditary failing?
This means, more or less:
In view of what has been said above, let us accept that we must not be afraid and that it is a good thing not to be afraid. But in that case,
how are we to overcome our hereditary failing?
This means, more or less:
In view of what has been said above, let us accept that we must not be afraid and that it is a good thing not to be afraid. But in that case,
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