In the work of Ts'ui Pen, all possible outcomes occur; each one is the point of departure for other forkings. Sometimes, the paths of this labyrinth converge: for example, you arrive at this house, but in one of the possible pasts you are my enemy, in another, my friend.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In a labyrinth of possibilities, all paths exist and sometimes cross into different realities.
- In plain terms
- All possible choices happen, and they can lead to different outcomes.
- What can you take from it?
- Every choice creates a new path.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What path would you have taken?
- How do choices define us?
Another view
We cannot experience all paths simultaneously.
More from Jorge Luis Borges
I leave to the various futures (not to all) my garden of forking paths.
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