The greater part of human activity is designed to make permanent those…

Alan Watts
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The greater part of human activity is designed to make permanent those experiences and joys which are only lovable because they are changing. ✨ Alan Watts (1951). The Wisdom of Insecurity, Vintage
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The greater part of human activity is designed to make permanent those experiences and joys which are only lovable because they are changing. ✨ Alan Watts (1951). The Wisdom of Insecurity, Vintage

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