Fear of the Inexplicable

[y4w3n]

"But fear of the inexplicable has not alone impoverished the existence of the individual; the relationship between one human being and another has also been cramped by it, as though it had been lifted out of the riverbed of endless possibilities and set down in a fallow spot on the bank, to which nothing happens. For it is not inertia alone that is

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[fascimility]

..this speaks to me, strangely enough. I don't think I quite understand it fully (scratching the surface!) but I will read it again soon, and see if I get anything out of it.

Why'd you quote this?

Reading Rilke always gives me an odd feeling, like I'm staring immobile at the sky going past.

-Joey

[y4w3n]

hello joey :) sorry for the much-delayed reply!

mmm i guess it renews in me a certain strength - the courage to plod on - when sometimes one loses the ability to believe in life with its incoherence and illogical-ities. this speaks to me in particular because it's so honest and unpretentious in addressing issues of self-doubt and the insecurities which we project onto others. and i think deep down, we identify with Rilke because we want to be the very people he describes - the children who love and trust without apprehension, the heroes who find their princesses in the unlikeliest of places.. and the explorers who live to tell their reckless stories.

[davidchew]

Hmm if you have time you should check out Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead", which is in strange agreement with much of what Rilke says, though on the whole her objectivist philosophy is alienating and without Rilke's soft innermost core.

hello

[anonymous]

hello yawen,i haven't seen or talked to you in eons.AGES.YEARS.

gosh,nice meeting you at maf.

my blog add is vickigalz.blogspot.com in case you lost it.

maybe we can catch up before you go overseas?

lots to catch up

love
xiaoyuan

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