Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboos, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, mosques, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, which is the only fact we have.Anonymous
About This Quote
After reading this quote, you might be thinking, “Okay, I get what he’s saying. But I don’t get why he’s saying it.” And that is the point. This quote was written to show the reader the way out of their own confusion and pain by showing them how to view life from a different perspective.
Source: The Fire Next Time
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