Ascetic
ASCETIC
(Or "IN SEARCH OF A NEW GOD")
We come from a dark abyss; we end up in a dark abyss, the illuminated space in-between, we call Life.
As soon as we are born, the return begins; beginning and return at the same time, every moment we are dying. That is why many have proclaimed that the purpose of life is death.
But at the same time, as soon as we are born, the effort to create, to synthesize, to turn matter into life is activated; every moment we are born. That is why many have proclaimed that the purpose of ephemeral life is immortality.
In all transient living bodies these two currents fight: (a) the ascent, towards synthesis, towards life, towards immortality and, (b) the descent, towards decomposition and deterioration, towards matter and death.
Both currents originate from the bowels of the primeval substance. At first life startles, it resembles an outlaw, seems like an ephemeral reaction to the dark immortal origins. However, deep inside we feel that Life......
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