"Jacopo Belbo didn't understand that he had had his moment and that it would have to be enough for him, for all his life. Not recognizing it, he spent the rest of his days seeking something else, until he damned himself. " *
Follow the moonlight that shines within you, and stop trying to interpret everything as though there were some underlying truth to discover. There isn’t. It’s all madness for us to live. What is below the surface is the sameness that drifts above it, so stop analyzing and second-guessing and questioning. It only serves one purpose. It stifles the creativity of the person we were meant to be. That we were meant to embrace.
If you really want to know who you are, then do. Dance in the street for no reason if you are so inclined. Sing a tune out loud if it makes you happy. If others stop and stare, give them a smile and extend a hand.
Inside they are bursting to join you…….
*Il pendolo di Foucault - Umberto Eco
[1988 Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri Bompiani Sonzogno Etas S.p.A., Milano];
Foucault’s pendulum
English translation [1989 (William Weaver) Harcourt, Inc.]

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