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However, he actually reveals a profound paradox: true fulfillment and readiness for mortality come not from indulgence, but from being fully engaged with one's experiences and desires, even if that means facing the impermanence inherent in them.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, recognize that you don't need to indulge in every pleasure or desire to feel fulfilled. Instead, focus on cultivating a deep appreciation for your life as it is, including its limitations and uncertainties. By embracing this acceptance, you can find peace and preparedness for whatever lies ahead.\n\nIn the context of a modern professional or creative, Montherlant's advice encourages them to prioritize depth over breadth in their pursuits, focusing on what truly matters rather than spreading themselves too thin across multiple interests.",{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3076666,"It is because he was unhappy that God created the world.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3076659,"Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3076656,"We have understood nothing of life until we have understood that it is one vast confusion.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,3,10]