Life can be generous, but leaves us with a trilemma: How can we reconcile three diverse features: I, 'me' and the 'others'. Since the I entails what I want; the me what others expect of me and the others what others themselves want. The bridges between "individuality", surroundings and "otherness" can be abysmal and very often waiting to be restored. (I am on my own side, but I can listen )
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Erik Pevernagie was Belgian painter. Erik Pevernagie is a Belgian painter and writer, living in Uccle (Brussels), who has held exhibitions in Paris, New York City, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam, London, Brussels and Antwerp. Read more on Wikipedia →

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