Boris: Nothingness. Non-existence. Black emptiness. Sonja: What did you say? Boris: Oh, I was just planning my future.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character equates planning the future with planning nothingness.
- In plain terms
- He jokes that his future is just emptiness.
- What can you take from it?
- Hopelessness can be humorous.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is the future ever truly planned?
- How do we face meaninglessness?
Another view
It trivializes the fear of death.
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