Friday thought; a step backwards

It's a line from the novel Player Piano written by Kurt Vonnegut. The line itself is spoken by the main character in the book Dr. Paul Proteus, who has become disillusioned by the society systems now in place, where many people have their jobs replaced by machines and are left doing Government paid community work instead.

Paul Proteus comes to recognise that the system has gone too far, it has removed the ability for people to have worthwhile work as a part of their life.

In his court scene he says

...a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.

 I think this is something we can apply in our life.

So often we worry about taking a step backwards in case we lose face, or are seen as weak and yet sometimes a step backwards can truly be a 'step in the right direction'