one of the greatest tricks the devil ever played on humanity is convincing us that there is any such thing as absolute certainty. the only time things are 100% clear are carefully constructed fictions.
anything true, beautiful, eternal requires a leap of faith and pure belief
Will Manidisx.comone of the greatest tricks the devil ever played on humanity is convincing us that there is any such thing as absolute certainty. the only time things are 100% clear are carefully constructed fictions. anything true, beautiful, eternal requires a leap of faith and pure belief
At the base of almost everything, the resulting truth is this: we don’t know. When we disregard this unknowingness, we can easily become disinterested, uninspired, and worn out of this life. We can put great stress on things that perhaps don’t matter all that much and neglect experiences and things that do. We can feel the pressure and anxiety of
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Nothing, not one thing, hurts us more — or causes us to hurt others more — than our certainties. The stories we tell ourselves about the world and the foregone conclusions with which we cork the fount of possibility are the supreme downfall of our consciousness. They are also the inevitable cost of survival, of navigating a vast and complex reality... See more