The Self is not a punitive force that rushes about punishing women, men, and children. The Self is a wildish God who understands the nature of creatures.*
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Flight from the self allows for avoiding a confrontation with the void of self … We need new types of leisure that allow for contemplation and meditation. To this end, man needs the courage to be lonely.**
Viktor Frankl
May we not run away from ourselves,
There is nothing to fear,
Only a wonderfully plastic being
capable of great compassion,
Who can learn from failure,
Begin again countless times,
Keep dreaming, and, finally,
Bring something wonderful and
beautiful into the world,
Someone’s world.
*Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ Women Who Run With the Wolves;
**Viktor Frankl’s The Will to Meaning.
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