![]() ![]() … love is regarded as the best and most beautiful thing that a human being can give and experience, and it is supposed to make us capable of the greatest and highest that we can achieve.Īnd I rethink the relationship I’m in now, and I wonder if that’s true. ![]() Halfway through the book, I was almost forced to examine the different relationships I’ve had in my life, and see them from a completely different perspective.ĭo we need love in our lives? And is this love really what we think it is? But I don’t think about it, not in a navel-gazing way anyway. I’ve never read Süskind before this, though I’ve been meaning to track down Perfume for quite some time now, and after reading this little thing, I’m convinced that I need to put more effort in getting the book somehow. You see, despite this being an essay of sorts, it read like a jigsaw puzzle of little nuggets of stories, all fitting together just nicely. So thin in fact that I finished it in one go, and nearly didn’t know what hit me when I was done. ![]() The less we think about it, the more self-evident it seems, but if we begin reflecting on the subject we find ourselves in deep trouble. What St Augustine says of time is equally true of love. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |