[lit-ideas] Re: lit-ideas Digest V2 #58
- From: atri2715@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (at)
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- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 00:41:08 -0500
>>The next sentence is "In this way they often miss their food that is to be
>>found close at hand".
>>Second thoughts?
No second thoughts-only more thoughts. The nourishment that the caterpillar
needs can be obtained easily--when one is not looking for it, i.e
unconsciously. Consciousness is an obstacle in finding what one is looking
for; an insight no doubt to be found in the esteern mystical tradition that
Schopenhauer was so fond of.
Self--consciousness as a burden; this is a long and beautiful tradition;
check out Cioran also as a logical continuation of this kind of pessimism.
(Pessimism?--surely not )
Anyway, it's late here; good night to all now, John, Robert, Erin....
Tomorrow, another day
Alex T
Boston
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