The human brain cannot encompass total absence. Like infinity, it is simply not something that the organ runs to. The space someone leaves must be filled, so we dream forever of those who are no longer here. Our minds make them live again.
Interpretation
The human mind struggles to comprehend total emptiness, leading us to recreate memories of those we've lost.
This quote by Anna Funder explores the idea that the human brain is incapable of fully grasping the concept of absence or loss. Instead of accepting the void left by those who have passed, we fill that emptiness with memories and dreams, allowing us to keep their presence alive in our minds. It speaks to the enduring impact of loved ones on our thoughts and emotions, emphasizing how our memories can defy the finality of death, creating a bridge between past and present.
In practice
During a memorial service, this quote can evoke reflection on the lasting memories of those we've lost.
I returned to India because I believe in an India of honesty and hard work, not of corruption and crookedness. I believe in an India of openness and straightforwardness, not of hypocrisy and double-dealing. I believe in an India where opportunities are available to all, and not just to a chosen few.
The true nature of anything is what it becomes at its highest.
And that's what I don't like about magic, Captain. 'cos it's *magic*. You can't ask questions, it's magic. It doesn't explain anything, it's magic. You don't know where it comes from, it's magic! That's what I don't like about magic, it does everything by magic!
The Cheshire Cat only grinned when it saw Alice. It looked good-natured, she thought: still it had very long claws and a great many teeth, so she felt it ought to be treated with respect.
The thing with Catholicism, the same as all religions, is that it teaches what should be, which seems rather incorrect. This is what should be. Now, if you're taught to live up to a what should be that never existed - only an occult superstition, no proof of this should be - then you can sit on a jury and indict easily, you can cast the first stone, you can burn Adolf Eichmann, like that!
We will not find the inner strength to evolve to a higher level if we do not inwardly develop this profound feeling that there is something higher than ourselves.
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