I am dead because I lack desire, I lack desire because I think I possess, I think I possess because I do not try to give, In trying to give, you see … - René Daumal

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I am dead because I lack desire,
I lack desire because I think I possess,
I think I possess because I do not try to give,
In trying to give, you see that you have nothing,
Seeing that you have nothing, you try to give of yourself,
Trying to give of yourself, you see that you are nothing,
Seeing that you are nothing, you desire to become,
In desiring to become, you begin to live.

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René Daumal (March 16, 1908 – May 21, 1944) was a French writer, philosopher and poet.

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