He also has the ability to accept that human enterprise, whether it’s directing a film or trying to save the world from extinction, requires a process, a process that shouldn’t be measured in terms of “Will the ten thousand dollars I contribute bring some specific result by next Monday?” To my amazement and delight, this guy turned out to be profoundly aware that history is a stream of events that precedes us and lies ahead of us. He understands it is worthwhile doing anything that can point the process in the right direction.
