Someone within me is struggling to lift a great weight, to cast off the mind and flesh by overcoming habit, laziness, necessity. I do not know from where he comes or where he goes. I clutch at his onward march in my ephemeral breast, I listen to his panting struggle, I shudder when I touch him.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- There is a force within us striving to overcome physical and mental limitations like habit and laziness. We feel its effort but do not fully understand its origin or destination.
- In plain terms
- A part of you fights to overcome laziness and habits even if you do not understand it.
- What can you take from it?
- Follow the inner drive that pushes past comfort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does your inner struggle want?
- Where does your will lead you?
Another view
It treats the inner struggle as a separate entity rather than a psychological process.
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