in truth, however hard you try, you can never…
Page 33 in truth, however hard you try, you can never retrieve an experience in full. Is a famous line by the ancient philosopher hiraculitis has it, you cannot step into the same river twice. Even if you return to the same spot on the same bank, different water flows in upon you at every moment. Similarly, to see the world exactly as you did half an hour ago is impossible, just as it is impossible to see it from the point of view of a different person standing next to you. The mind flows on and on, and a ceaseless stream of consciousness a phrase coined by the psychologist William James in 1890.
— from The Flight Plan (Purpose/Wisdom/Risk) · How to Live by Sarah Bakewell
Also belongs to
- True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values)
- The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)
- The Mind in the Cockpit
- Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)