James Hillman Quotes About Purpose
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The idea of death robs inquiry of its passionate vitality and empties our efforts of their purpose by coming to one predestined conclusion, death. Why inquire if you already know the answer?
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I don't think you can revive traditions on purpose.
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Our life is psychological, and the purpose of life is to make psyche of it, to find connections between life and soul.
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Aging is no accident. It is necessary to the human condition, intended by the soul. We become more characteristic of who we are simply by lasting into later years; the older we become, the more our true natures emerge. Thus the final years have a very important purpose: the fulfillment and confirmation of one’s character.
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