E.T.A. HoffmannI may be permitted, kind reader, to doubt whether you have ever been enclosed in a glass bottle, unless some vivid dream has teased you with such magical mishaps.
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The glass bottle is a metaphor for the prison that is our human existence. It is a visual reminder that you are trapped in a cage made of glass, with only the vaguest of glimpses of the world outside. Even though you may be freed from one glass bottle, there are always others waiting for you, and many more to come after that. Perhaps the best way to deal with this overwhelming sense of confinement is to look down at all the others around you, and realize how lucky you are to even have the glass bottle.
Source: The Golden Pot And Other Tales
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