I once thought you were the only island of sanity in a screwed-up world. You had no connections except your parents. You didn't get emotionally involved... No waste. No lies. No illusions. Then you fall in love with a woman and she leaves you and you come to me with this story and I swear... I've lost all faith in the human race
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A person who valued detachment and honesty feels betrayed when someone they trusted falls in love and gets hurt.
- In plain terms
- Trusting someone to stay detached makes their emotional vulnerability feel like a failure.
- What can you take from it?
- Emotional involvement is part of being human, not a flaw.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you expect from people you trust?
- Is emotional detachment healthy?
Another view
Detachment can protect against pain too.
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