Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, India, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, Beethoven, Back, Buddha, Christ, TM, H, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, New York City, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. People had to find things to do while waiting to die. I guess it was nice to have a choice. . Charles Bukowski
About This Quote

"Nothing was ever in tune" is a phrase that is often said in an attempt to gain insight. People who use this phrase mean to say that everything we do is not really in tune with what we really want, and that it's our fault for not knowing what we really want. The most common interpretation of the phrase is that human nature is essentially self-destructive and that people are constantly searching for fulfillment, but they are constantly getting distracted by activities that are only temporary or illusory.

Source: Women

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