Michael OndaatjeI have spent weeks in the desert, forgetting to look at the moon, he says, as a married man may spend days never looking into the face of his wife. These are not sins of omission but signs of pre-occuopation.
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I have spent weeks in the desert, forgetting to look at the moon, he says, as a married man may spend days never looking into the face of his wife. These are not sins of omission but signs of preoccupation. The mind is always preoccupied with some thought. When you are thinking about one thing, you are not really thinking about another thing.
When you are watching television or reading a book that is weighing heavy on your mind, there is no room for anything else. You are unable to use your mind to its fullest potential. If you want to make progress in life, you need to let go of some things and focus more on others.
Source: The English Patient
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