EP 13: Art and Mythology of Thomas Mann
Pathways with Joseph Campbell
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Life Requires Lies
As a child, he could not participate in the wonderful games of love and play. But he built a life for him self, a substitute life. He learned to enjoy the song of the birds in the park when he would go for a walk in the park. And then at a great social event, big lawn party one evening, he actually met the woman. She said she had feeling of sympathy and interest in him; so they went into the garden and talk. So she takes him to a park a bench, and lit near by as a stream, and she says, oh, mister freedman, how long have you had your infirmity? This is the mirror held up
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