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I am not sure one is capable of reflecting absurdity without having a strong sense of meaning. absurdity makes sense only against a meaningful background. it is the deeper meaning that is shedding light on the absurdity. there must be a vanish point, a metaphysical horizon if you will where absurdity and meaning merge.
-Vaclav Havel
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I Am Not Sure One Is Capable

Vaclav Havel
I am not sure one is capable of reflecting absurdity without having a strong sense of meaning. absurdity makes sense only against a meaningful background. it is the deeper meaning that is shedding light on the absurdity. there must be a vanish point, a metaphysical horizon if you will where absurdity and meaning merge.
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