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He questioned us one after the other. Each one of his questions — all of them very simple: Who were we? Why had we come? — caught us completely off o… - René Daumal
" "He questioned us one after the other. Each one of his questions — all of them very simple: Who were we? Why had we come? — caught us completely off our guard and seemed to probe our very insides. Who are you? Who am I? We could not answer him as we could a police official or a customs inspector. Give one's name and profession? What does that mean? But *who* are you? And *what* are you? The words we uttered — we had none better — were worthless, repugnant and grotesque as dead things. We realized that with the guides of Mount Analogue, we could no longer get away with just words.
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About René Daumal
René Daumal (March 16, 1908 – May 21, 1944) was a French writer, philosopher and poet.
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Mouchamiel
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Nathaniel
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Oncle Nathaniel
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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 you have nothing, you try to give of yourself;
Trying to give of yourself, you see that you are nothing;
Seeing you are nothing, you desire to become;
In desiring to become, you begin to live.
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My observations are those of a beginner. As they are completely fresh in my mind and concern the first difficulties a beginner encounters, they may be more useful to beginners making their first ascents than treatises written by professionals. These are no doubt more methodical and complete, but are intelligible only after a little preliminary experience. The entire aim of these notes is to help the beginner acquire this preliminary experience a little faster.
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