Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of any need to choose this action?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Choice brings burden; paradise implies a state where choice is unnecessary.
- In plain terms
- Freedom to choose means loss of innocence.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept the weight of choice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you crave certainty?
- Is choice a curse?
Another view
Paradise is not solely defined by absence of choice.
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