I think that life would suddenly seem wonderful to us if we were threatened to die as you say. Just think of how many projects, travels, love affairs, studies, itour lifehides from us, made invisible by our laziness which, certain of a future, delays them incessantly.But let all this threaten to become impossible for ever, how beautiful it would become again! Ah! If only the cataclysm doesnt happen this time, we wont miss visiting the new galleries of the Louvre, throwing ourselves at the feet of Miss X, making a trip to India.The cataclysm doesnt happen, we dont do any of it, because we find ourselves back in the heart of normal life, where negligence deadens desire. And yet we shouldnt have needed the cataclysm to love life today. It would have been enough to think that we are humans, and that death may come this evening.
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About Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust was a 19th-century French novelist, literary critic, and essayist. Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps perdu, which was published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave
- Inspirational — Uplifting words to motivate and inspire positive action
- Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life