L'ame est une chose si impalpable, si souvent inutile et quelquefois si genante, que je n'eprouvai, quant a cette perte, qu'un peu moins d'emotion que si j'avais egare, dans une promenade, ma carte de visite.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The soul is so intangible and often useless that its loss feels less painful than losing a business card on a walk.
- In plain terms
- The soul's loss feels oddly minor compared to a trivial loss.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes we undervalue deep aspects of ourselves.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you treat emotional loss as trivial?
- How can you honor the intangible parts of yourself?
Another view
The metaphor may downplay genuine emotional pain.
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