I WRITE FOR MYSELF, MY FIVE BEST FRIENDS, AND 9 MILLION OTHERS
There's a Simone Weil quote I've always been soothed by, which vibes with an idea here, about the infinite amalgamations of the self: "I am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness,” Weil writes.
I find this notion consoling: to imagine that my self, or my soul (that bothersome glowing orb that is always following me around) contains not only what I currently am but also everything that I am not. Every moment is a chance to be other--another or some other self--even and especially if I'm feeling bedraggled.
Have a fine Saturday evening, world!
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Lynna Burgamy
Update: 2024-12-03