I've been good at this world, the one that hits you when…
““I've been good at this world, the one that hits you when you are born and makes you cry right from the start, so that crying is your first language. I've learned what I was supposed to learn, bu now it comes to me that in doing so I've unlearned other things. I've lost my sense; I cannot sense things. Yes, we are a shambles. And maybe Ama found the way; she found it when all the paths were washed away by rivers from the sky, when all the buildings were blown down by the breath of a God. For just one day, that one day, she found a way out of that shambles, a way around it. And it's this I want to find. But now she has no path back, no way to return even if she wanted to be here in this America. She will always live away from this world, in something of a twilight that is not one thing or the other, one time or the next. She lives in a point, a small point, between two weighted things and it is always rocking this scale, back and forth.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The narrator describes a world of loss and disorientation, seeking a path out of chaos while feeling detached from reality, highlighting the struggle for meaning amid devastation.
In simple terms: Feeling lost, searching for purpose.
Key Takeaway
Seek connection and purpose despite turmoil.
Themes
existential
loss
search for meaning
disorientation
Mood
melancholic
hopeful
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal crisis
- creative writing
- therapy
- self‑reflection
Key Concepts
identity
spiritual quest
psychological fragmentation
Questions to Reflect On
- What steps can one take to rebuild a sense of self?
- How does art help process trauma?
A Different Perspective
The narrative may romanticize suffering without offering concrete solutions.