Why do I care?Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote

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“Why do I care?”—connecting literary myth to real-life relevance: Miguel de Cervantes’ creation - Don Quixote (1605) tilting at windmills 米格爾·德·塞萬提斯的作品——唐吉訶德與風車戰鬥

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Why should you read "Don Quixote"? - Ilan Stavans

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Check out our Patreon page:   / teded   Mounting his skinny steed, Don Quixote charges an army of giants. It is his duty to vanquish these behemoths in the name of his beloved lady, Dulcinea. There’s only one problem: the giants are merely windmills. What is it about this tale of the clumsy yet valiant knight that makes it so beloved? Ilan Stavans investigates. Lesson by Ilan Stavans, directed by Avi Ofer.

Don Quixote isn’t just a madman chasing windmills—he’s every one of us who dares to believe in something bigger than what the world tells us is practical.
In Miguel de Cervantes’ novel, Don Quixote, after reading too many tales of knighthood, sets out as a self-made hero. He sees windmills and imagines giants—foolish, perhaps, but also brave. The world laughs at him, but he persists, sword in hand, fueled not by reality but by conviction. That’s why the phrase “tilting at windmills” endures: it captures both the nobility and futility of idealism.

Why should you care?
Because anyone who’s ever pursued a vision others can’t see—a cure, a cause, a breakthrough—has a bit of Don Quixote in them. In a world that rewards conformity and metrics, it takes imagination to dream, and courage to act on that dream, even if it makes you look ridiculous. And that’s what makes change possible.




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