“You know, Michael, the type of passion you experienced doesn’t ever evaporate quickly. Of course you’re going to be revisited with longings. It’s inevitable—that’s part of your humanity.”
“Part of my weakness, you mean. I wish I were a man of steel and could put her aside for good.”
“We have a name for such men of steel: robots. And a robot, thank God, is what you are not. We’ve talked often about your sensitivity and your creativity—these are your richest assets—that’s why your writing is so powerful and that’s why others are drawn to you. But these very traits have a dark side—anxiety—they make it impossible for you to live through such circumstances with equanimity.”
——Yalom (2002, p.14)
读Yalom的书The Gift of Therapy,看到这一段时我蛮认同的。人要接受自己是一个人,也要体谅自己终究是一个人,要庆幸自己身为一个人还有人性。有感觉的时侯,无论是好的还是不好的,终究是好事,表示人性未泯。