TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhat profound statement has stuck with you over the years?message-squaremessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down14
arrow-up195arrow-down1message-squareWhat profound statement has stuck with you over the years?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squaretenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoWe thought of life by analogy was a journey, was a pilgrimage, which had a serious purpose at the end. And the thing was to get to that end. Success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you’re dead. But we missed the point the whole way along. It was a musical thing, and you were supposed to sing, or to dance, while the music was being played – Alan Watts
We thought of life by analogy was a journey, was a pilgrimage, which had a serious purpose at the end. And the thing was to get to that end.
Success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you’re dead.
But we missed the point the whole way along. It was a musical thing, and you were supposed to sing, or to dance, while the music was being played
– Alan Watts