What he feared most was the blind spot between us and the future, the space between identities where we could get lost forever.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Sheed describes a fear of losing identity in the gap between self and future.
- In plain terms
- We fear losing ourselves in the unknown future.
- What can you take from it?
- Identity loss is a deep fear.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you most afraid to lose?
- Who will you be in ten years?
Another view
The future often clarifies identity.
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