On Desire and Violence
Is there a relationship between desire and violence? Although these two ideas may seem independent of each other, I’ve come to believe that there may be a significant connection between the two. I am someone who believes that there is something about suffering that is intrinsic to existence. Although this can be debated, my following line of thinking presupposes that from the moment we are basically “thrown” into this world, with no clear destination or purpose, we are subjected to the suffering related to our human condition. This includes the inescapable mortality of man, the crippling need for meaning in a seemingly absurd and meaningless universe, and the other anomalies and tragedies of life. I felt that I need to specify this, because I often struggle to know whether an idea is independent of a traumatic experience or not. This way, I account any individual who claims to lead a stable life, devoid of suffering, as either oblivious or ignorant, sometimes willingly out ...