Was it Aristotle who said the human soul is composed of reason, will, and desire?โ โNo, that was Plato. Aristotle and Plato were as different as Mel Tormรฉ and Bing Crosby. In any case, things were a lot simpler in the old days,โ Komatsu said. โWouldnโt it be fun to imagine reason, will, and desire engaged in a fierce debate around a table?
Haruki MurakamiThey take the circuits out of peopleโs brains that make it possible for them to think for themselves. Their world is like the one that George Orwell depicted in his novel. Iโm sure you realize that there are plenty of people who are looking for exactly that kind of brain death. It makes life a lot easier. You donโt have to think about difficult things, just shut up and do what your superiors tell you to do.
Haruki MurakamiIf you do anything out of the ordinary, you can be sure someone, somewhere, will get upset.
Haruki MurakamiAt my core, there is nothing. Neither is it parched wastelands. At my core, there is love. I'll go on loving that ten-year-old boy named Tengo forever --- his strength, his intelligence, his kindness. He does not exist here, with me, but flesh that does not exist will never die, and promises unmade are never broken.
Haruki Murakami