« I think that suffering, sadness have their place in us. They may last precisely because we do not dare to live them to the fullest. What strikes me when I watch the children is that when they cry, they cry, and their sadness goes away. Perhaps there are childhood injuries that could not be fully experienced, and for that reason remain. p.17 »
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Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes |
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Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes
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« I like the idea that calm comes when we have stopped all struggle and any attempt to iron out what cannot be ironed out. »
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Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes |
Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes
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« Joy would in my eyes proceed more from the act of receiving than to conquer (p.73) »
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Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes |
Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes
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