We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it.
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How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one findsdarkness not only in one's culture but within oneself If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when onegrasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle ofcontradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the greatpressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.Barry Lopez
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