I am reminded of a line from “De ontaarde slapers”, by Ward Ruyslinck: “Alles wat vandaag gaat gebeuren, zal hetzelfde zijn als wat gisteren gebeurd is. Het leven is eentonig.”
“The sense of life’s continuity depended on trifling bodily impressions. The trivialities of daily existence were an armour for the soul.”
Under Western Eyes (novel) – Wikipedia — Read on en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_Western_Eyes_(novel)
A quote from a Joseph Conrad’s “Under Western Eyes”, by which I am reminded of St.Benedict’s reflections on the acquisition of self-knowledge as something unachievable through self-scrutiny, but only through the eyes of others. LJ
Conscience before consciousness – TheTLS — Read on http://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/private/letters-to-the-editor-202/
