Dirge: The Existence of the Spirit is the Progress of Life

Santos 2022-06-27 12:19:58

Does the body matter or the mind? Everyone has their answer. It's like asking which came first: the egg or the chicken.

Of course, the old man can't refuse a beautiful body. The body is very important to him. But is the body the most important thing? He can't stand mediocrity without his wife and children, and his life is inseparable from art and poet friends. These are all explorations of the spiritual world. The student, who has maintained a sexual relationship with him for 20 years, also wants more than sex. After experiencing betrayal and no longer believing in love, she also wants to have a corner in this world where she can feel a little tenderness.

People find out what is right and wrong after they have done something wrong. The disappearance of the body is an inevitable fact, and the existence of the spirit is the progress of life.

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  • George O'Hearn: Beautiful women are invisible.

    David Kepesh: Invisible? What the hell does that mean? Invisible? They jump out at you. A beautiful woman, she stands out. She stands apart. You can't miss her.

    George O'Hearn: But we never actually see the person. We see the beautiful shell. We're blocked by the beauty barrier. Yeah, we're so dazzled by the outside that we never make it inside.

  • David Kepesh: I think it was Betty Davis who said old age is not for sissies. But it was Tolstoy who said the biggest surprise in a man's life is old age. Old age sneaks up on you, and the next thing you know you're asking yourself, I'm asking myself, why can't an old man act his real age? How is it possible for me to still be involved in the carnal aspects of the human comedy? Because, in my head, nothing has changed.