Unos mueren porque sienten y otros viven porque no sienten. Y assi, unos son necios porque no mueren de sentimiento, y otros lo son porque mueren del.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some die because they feel, others live because they don’t; similarly, some are foolish for not feeling, others for feeling too much.
- In plain terms
- Feeling leads to death for some, while lack of feeling lets others survive; both extremes can be foolish.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance emotion and detachment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is feeling harmful?
- How can we avoid extreme emotional states?
Another view
The logic is contradictory and oversimplified.
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