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This is a beautiful piece of writing for its simple, personal, but deep question - what drives us? And if we can control that, what does it mean for our sense o
by nonrandomstring 4y ago
This is a beautiful piece of writing for its simple, personal, but
deep question - what drives us? And if we can control that, what does
it mean for our sense of self and purpose to fill our lives? Are we
all slaves of appetite?
- amalgamated_inc 4y ago[flagged]
- nonrandomstring 4y agoToday I think so. But just putting it out there; in ascetic and stoic periods of Greek and post-classical history, and also throughout all of Buddhism, it's a big deal to put the appetites aside. Is it possible we changed biologically, perhaps due to modern farming methods?
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- infotogivenm 4y agoCame to upvote this. I was moved by how this is written and how relatable they make their struggle and the questions it imposes on everyone.