KlausKommoss
Ortler ca.1980
Peak experiences
And: The mysterious power of repetition
In a heart-breaking way it is actually only beautiful the first time. – No one can escape this apparently so tragic ultimate disappointment forever. It’s the first time that captures our imagination, that truly inspires us. But there is another layer to this insight, a profoundly liberating aspect, trivial by definition but as exciting as each new breath we take or the morning sun greeting us every day: There are as many first times as there are moments in this universe. There is no repetition, no beginning, no ending. It all starts the moment we pay attention, and it ceases when we don’t. Repetition is just an idea, an arbitrary interpretation of observation based on a lack of precision.
Ortler ca.1980
Peak experiences
And: The mysterious power of repetition
In a heart-breaking way it is actually only beautiful the first time. – No one can escape this apparently so tragic ultimate disappointment forever. It’s the first time that captures our imagination, that truly inspires us. But there is another layer to this insight, a profoundly liberating aspect, trivial by definition but as exciting as each new breath we take or the morning sun greeting us every day: There are as many first times as there are moments in this universe. There is no repetition, no beginning, no ending. It all starts the moment we pay attention, and it ceases when we don’t. Repetition is just an idea, an arbitrary interpretation of observation based on a lack of precision.