This equips both traditions, in these writers' opinions, to avoid the illusion that humans can build a perfect world on their own while yet instilling in humans the confidence that the good they do will finally be affirmed and completed by the God of Resurrection.
But just as George Bush's landing on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln was intended to convey the false impression that the U.S. had actually achieved victory in Iraq, it should be warned to avoid the illusion of triumph, when the victory it seeks is further from its grasp than ever.
Although it still matters to strive for a better you, a better tomorrow, acceptance of what is now is vital to living in the moment, in order to avoid the illusion that your happiness or fulfillment relies on contingencies not yet realized.
From Letter IV, Heloise to Abelard: During the quiet night, when my heart ought to be still in that sleep which suspends the greatest cares, I cannot avoid the illusions of my heart.
Nevertheless, the renga of the great 15th-century master Sōgi and his associates are unique in their shifting lyrical impulses, their moves from link to link like successive moments of a landscape seen from a boat, avoiding any illusion that the whole was conceived in one person's mind.
This avoids ascribing illusion.
Critical thinking makes us understand that we need to enforce the tools that people can use to recognize the benefits and menaces of technologies, avoiding the illusion of embracing the idea of a city that is good just because it is 'smart'smart
Though, sometimes you may exaggerate your achievements to impress your friend, avoid creating an illusion that you can't live up to when you guys really meet and this may even cause you to lose your friend, or even get blocked by him/her when he/she realizes that you are authentic but a pretentious wannabe.
"Now we have to avoid the politics of illusion in the decade of amazing surpluses".
To acquire this awareness — of a passage of time versus "not-a-crisis" that can return to the past — it would help us to understand that nothing will return to its previous state and this way we can avoid living in an illusion that prevents us from adequately planning for changes that our societies and lives are already experiencing.
