All the greatest and most important problems of life are fundamentally insoluble…. They can never be solved, but only outgrown. This “outgrowth” proved on further investigation to require a new level of consciousness. Some higher or wider interest appeared on the patient’s horizon, and through this broadening of his or her outlook the insoluble problem lost its urgency. It was not solved logically in its own terms but faded when confronted with a new and stronger life urge.
"I’ll be here when you’re ready."
2 years ago
That is bizarre and counter intuitive. The most important problems are best dealt with by finding something better to do? Then distraction is not the enemy. It will save us all.
ReplyDeleteI love it. And where did you find this quote? Was it referenced by another author or are you into Jung lately?
Yeah, it's bizarre and counterintuitive, but somehow it still resoundingly rings true.
ReplyDeleteI was doing research on Free Association Writing, and a website endorsing it dropped that quote. Which was way cooler than anything the site itself had to say. :)
like it
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