Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life actively resists the repetitive and mechanical patterns of the universe. It asserts individuality and novelty against uniformity.
- In plain terms
- Life fights against the repetitive and mechanical nature of the universe.
- What can you take from it?
- Resist mechanical patterns and embrace novelty in life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What repetitive patterns do you resist?
- How do you assert novelty?
Another view
It personifies life as aggressive without defining the mechanism.
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