The longing for Paradise is man’s longing not to be man…
And therein lies the whole of mankind’s plight. Human times does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy; happiness is the longing for repetition.
And therein lies the whole of mankind’s plight. Human times does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy; happiness is the longing for repetition.
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just finished the unbearable lightness of being.
i think it’s time to get on with my day.