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It makes sense, children are so autocentric that if the author is partially stuck in a childlike frame of mind (as he says in the post) than finding a cosmic be
by fellowniusmonk 3y ago
It makes sense, children are so autocentric that if the author is partially stuck in a childlike frame of mind (as he says in the post) than finding a cosmic being who "knows him" is a decent hack to move on if it fills the childlike psychological need he has.
I too had the unfulfilled need to be "known" when I was a child, which was impossible because my traumas were so far from any normal child's experience, realizing the futility of ever being "fully" known or "fully knowing" someone coincided with the concept of Sonder fully sinking in, that's also when I realized empathy was a red herring and thoughtful sympathy was the strongest possible outcome outside of perhaps a twins experience (which I can't even begin to speak to).
Nothing as infinitely complex as an individual can ever be fully known for any non-arbitrary definition of fully, most -- if not all -- people won't ever even fully know themselves. Appreciating life and the mystery of individuals is something to bring awe. People who think an individual can be "fully" known have a very low view of the complexity of individuals.