this is profoundly beautiful and so sad - I feel the urge to be the one you can call. how sad that we are strangers.
two quotes I think about all the time:
“Just imagine living in a world without mirrors. You'd dream about your face and imagine it as an outer reflection of what is inside you. And then, when you reached forty, someone put a mirror before you for the first time in your life. Imagine your fright! You'd see the face of a stranger. And you'd know quite clearly what you are unable to grasp: your face is not you.” - Milan Kundera, Immortality
“Man shouldn’t be able to see his own face--there’s nothing more sinister. Nature gave him the gift of not being able to see it, and of not being able to stare into his own eyes.
Only in the water of rivers and ponds could he look at his face. And the very posture he had to assume was symbolic. He had to bend over, stoop down, to commit the ignominy of beholding himself.
The inventor of the mirror poisoned the human heart.”
- Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
you are an incredible writer, I can feel the hurt and yearning through your words and it’s really beautiful. thank you 🫶
Ohhh wow this is gut wrenching yet undeniably real … the last part especially about not being the type of person that should be laid bare … yeah that shit hit hard !!! This is such an honest piece of work that doesn’t sugarcoat anything, doesn’t pepper itself with too much imagery (not that there’s anything wrong w that!), and forces us to look the narrator’s desires and even fears (or lack of them) in the face even if they might seem unsightly or unspeakable … What a beautiful piece of work. I don’t think it’s monstrous to ache to be loved. I think it’s human
thank you so much!! i loved reading your thoughts on this and i do agree that it’s undeniably human to want to love and be loved; i think that’s what makes it all the more frightening 💓
this is profoundly beautiful and so sad - I feel the urge to be the one you can call. how sad that we are strangers.
two quotes I think about all the time:
“Just imagine living in a world without mirrors. You'd dream about your face and imagine it as an outer reflection of what is inside you. And then, when you reached forty, someone put a mirror before you for the first time in your life. Imagine your fright! You'd see the face of a stranger. And you'd know quite clearly what you are unable to grasp: your face is not you.” - Milan Kundera, Immortality
“Man shouldn’t be able to see his own face--there’s nothing more sinister. Nature gave him the gift of not being able to see it, and of not being able to stare into his own eyes.
Only in the water of rivers and ponds could he look at his face. And the very posture he had to assume was symbolic. He had to bend over, stoop down, to commit the ignominy of beholding himself.
The inventor of the mirror poisoned the human heart.”
- Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
you are an incredible writer, I can feel the hurt and yearning through your words and it’s really beautiful. thank you 🫶
oh wow this is so so sweet thank you so much for your kind words 🫶💓
Ohhh wow this is gut wrenching yet undeniably real … the last part especially about not being the type of person that should be laid bare … yeah that shit hit hard !!! This is such an honest piece of work that doesn’t sugarcoat anything, doesn’t pepper itself with too much imagery (not that there’s anything wrong w that!), and forces us to look the narrator’s desires and even fears (or lack of them) in the face even if they might seem unsightly or unspeakable … What a beautiful piece of work. I don’t think it’s monstrous to ache to be loved. I think it’s human
thank you so much!! i loved reading your thoughts on this and i do agree that it’s undeniably human to want to love and be loved; i think that’s what makes it all the more frightening 💓
Wow. This was really relatable
🥹 your comments are so wonderful to read thank you!! i'm glad this resonated with you (though it's unfortunate) and i love summer strike sm :)) <33