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"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man."
by blairbeckwith 3y ago
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man."
- HenryBemis 3y agoI have read Siddhartha quite a few times in my life (every 4-5 years). Every time I align with a different character, or with Siddhartha in the various phases. Timing is (almost) everything in life. I read 3-4 years ago "Though shall prosper" and "Half-time" and I could not have picked a better timing for both. I couldn't imagine appreciating either 20 years ago, and it would be "too late" reading them at my 70s. So yes, timing matters. But there is also 1984, which everytime I read it just hits the (same almost) spot!
- labster 3y agoOrwell tends to be a clue-by-four precisely because he knows how people can misinterpret political theory to their own liking.