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And yet he could see matter as a stranger, compare himself to all phenomena, see through and locate his vital processes. He comes to nature as an unbidden guest, in vain extending his arms to beg conciliation with his maker: Nature answers no more, it preformed a miracle with man, but later did not know him.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":63,"quote_text":64,"author_id":5,"source_id":30,"has_image":40,"author":65,"source":66,"quote_tag":67,"commentary":9},3346603,"The human yearning is not merely marked by a ‘striving toward’, but equally by an ’escape from.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":69,"quote_text":70,"author_id":5,"source_id":30,"has_image":40,"author":71,"source":72,"quote_tag":73,"commentary":9},3346597,"Cultural history, as well as observation of ourselves and others, allow the following answer: Most people learn to save themselves by artificially limiting the content of consciousness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":75,"quote_text":76,"author_id":5,"source_id":30,"has_image":40,"author":77,"source":78,"quote_tag":79,"commentary":80},3346593,"If one regards life and death as natural processes, the metaphysical dread vanishes, and one obtains peace of mind.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis poignant quote is from Peter Wessel Zapffe, a Norwegian philosopher and mountaineer, who penned these words during the interwar period (1918-1939) in his essay \"On the Meaning of Life.\" Zapffe's life was marked by both physical and philosophical struggles; he lost his only son at age 12 to tuberculosis. His experiences with grief and existential crises likely influenced his writings on the human condition.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nWhat lies beneath this quote is a paradoxical observation: that our dread of death stems not from mortality itself, but from the metaphysical interpretations we impose upon it. Zapffe suggests that by stripping life and death of their mystical or supernatural connotations, we can alleviate the anxiety associated with these concepts.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this insight in modern times, consider embracing a naturalistic worldview, where you acknowledge mortality as an inherent part of life without assigning spiritual significance to it. By doing so, you may find peace of mind and a reduced sense of dread about your own existence.",{"id":82,"quote_text":83,"author_id":5,"source_id":30,"has_image":40,"author":84,"source":85,"quote_tag":86,"commentary":9},3346592,"The immediate facts are what we must relate to. 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