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7/23/2025, 4:06:21 PM
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>That's... the POINT. That's what Wilde was talking about! People work so hard to get what they want, but when they get it they realize they don't actually want it. What they wanted in their minds and what they worked so hard to get end up being different things, but they only realize that after having it.
The thing is that the quote you posted implies a "Against the wall and the sword" situation where having unfulfilled ideals is a reason for sadness, but that fulfillment is also intrinsically tragic?. This is why i think this quote in particular (I never read Wilde) is a cope, from the point of view of someone that never ever tried achievement for himself, and as i said:
>People see what they want to see.
The way i see it, is this: When you fulfill what you want, and accomplish what you set out to do, you enjoy yourself on that spot until you're ready for more, and move to the next. Life becomes an endless adventure! Excitement, things to learn, to discover, opportunities to grow. You see a vast range of things in this beautiful world, and what it seemed like an overwhelming burden, is actually an atlas of dreams, where you unite dream and day. This is why i mean that people that don't even set forth towards the new eden, thinking that the earth is flat (That your dreams are destined to bring you sorrow) say platitudes like this to shelter themselves from the endless possibilities. At the end of the day, it all comes down to choice, and if that is your conclusion, well... That's yours, have it.
>Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. (William Blake)
>That's... the POINT. That's what Wilde was talking about! People work so hard to get what they want, but when they get it they realize they don't actually want it. What they wanted in their minds and what they worked so hard to get end up being different things, but they only realize that after having it.
The thing is that the quote you posted implies a "Against the wall and the sword" situation where having unfulfilled ideals is a reason for sadness, but that fulfillment is also intrinsically tragic?. This is why i think this quote in particular (I never read Wilde) is a cope, from the point of view of someone that never ever tried achievement for himself, and as i said:
>People see what they want to see.
The way i see it, is this: When you fulfill what you want, and accomplish what you set out to do, you enjoy yourself on that spot until you're ready for more, and move to the next. Life becomes an endless adventure! Excitement, things to learn, to discover, opportunities to grow. You see a vast range of things in this beautiful world, and what it seemed like an overwhelming burden, is actually an atlas of dreams, where you unite dream and day. This is why i mean that people that don't even set forth towards the new eden, thinking that the earth is flat (That your dreams are destined to bring you sorrow) say platitudes like this to shelter themselves from the endless possibilities. At the end of the day, it all comes down to choice, and if that is your conclusion, well... That's yours, have it.
>Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. (William Blake)
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