Nothing is more creative than death, since it has the whole secret of …

Alan Watts
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Nothing is more creative than death, since it has the whole secret of life. It means that the past must be abandoned, that the unknown cannot be avoided, that 'I' cannot continue, and that nothing can be ultimately fixed. When a man knows this, he lives for the first time in his life. By holding his breath, he loses it. By letting go he finds it. ✨ Alan Watts (1951). The Wisdom of Insecurity, Vintage
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