Who said that time heals all wounds? It would be better to say that time heals everything - except wounds. With time, the hurt of separation loses its real limits. With time, the desired body will soon disappear, and if the desiring body has already ceased to exist for the other, then what remains is a wound, disembodied.
Interpretation
Time may help alleviate pain, but it doesn't truly heal emotional wounds.
This quote by Chris Marker explores the complex relationship between time and emotional pain. It suggests that while time can soften the edges of hurt caused by separation, it cannot completely heal the wounds associated with deep emotional loss. The passage highlights the idea that the impact of separation lingers within us, unaffected by the passage of time, leading to a disembodied sense of loss and desire that endures even as the pain shifts over time.
In practice
In a speech about coping with loss, one might say, 'As Chris Marker poignantly stated, time heals everything - except wounds.'
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