Jump off. You are a protected individual. Do not fear.
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As far as history goes I am dead. If there is something beyond I shall have to bounce back. I have found God, but he is insufficient. I am only spiritually dead. Physically I am alive. Morally I am free. The world which I have departed is a menagerie.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects on the author’s perception of life, death, and spiritual existence.
In this quote, Henry Miller expresses a complex relationship with life, suggesting that although he feels disconnected from the historical and worldly aspects of existence, his spirit remains in a state of searching and questioning. He acknowledges finding a sense of divinity but feels it does not fulfill him, signifying a deeper yearning for meaning beyond mere survival and moral choices, while critiquing the chaotic nature of the world he perceives.
Themes
SpiritualityLifeExistenceMoralityFreedomDeath
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a discussion about personal growth and the search for meaning.
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The essential thing is to WANT to sing. This then is a song. I am singing.
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Great God! What have I turned into? What right have you people to clutter up my life, steal my time, probe my soul, suckle my thoughts, have me for your companion, confidant, and information bureau? What do you take me for? Am I an entertainer on salary, required every evening to play an intellectual farce under your stupid noses? Am I a slave, bought and paid for, to crawl on my belly in front of you idlers and lay at your feet all that I do and all that I know?
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We are swimming on the face of time and all else has drowned, is drowning, or will drown.
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To sing you must first open your mouth. You must have a pair of lungs, and a little knowledge of music. It is not necessary to have an accordion, or a guitar. The essential thing is to want to sing. This then is a song. I am singing.
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