u/questionalternateacc

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I read Jorge Luis Borges' writings less than 2 years back for the first time and got obsessed with those stories. I read and reread them multiple times, went on long google searches and Wikipedia rabbit holes, read some of the names he dropped in his stories, read analyses, discussions on him to just understand him closely.

Idk how much I succeeded but I feel like this somewhat improved my reading comprehension and how I look at things. I found his way of thinking very fresh. Like for example his view that folk tales and legends become very refined because they have been passed from mouth to mouth, they’ve been stripped of everything that might be useless or bothersome. I found this incredible when I first read it and still do. I can't describe it accurately but it's like he opened new dimensions of thought to me.

Are there works that have done something similar to you?

Perspective on* things, messed up the title

When I read the pessimistic philosophers it evokes this extreme, intense dread in me that is like nothing else. It makes me fear this fact that suffering and evil are like a bottomless pit but joy, happiness and the good are limited. Reading them is like the deep fears that i had buried inside which i couldn't put into words were confirmed by these lauded, well read, academics.

I feel this same very sharp and intense pain and dread when I read about horrible acts of crime. How can a human subject another human to such extreme cruelties that go so beyond the pale to what most can't even think of. My heart aches so much thinking of the victims that it gets unbearable. What could one even say to these people? I fear there's nothing besides wishing well for them. I thought that when I would get older these things would affect me less but even now when I come across such things they cloud my thoughts for days. I probably sound childish and sappy so please excuse that I'm spiralling rn.

Ones that are actually unpopular, not "self help is bad" types. Elaborate on your opinion and why do you believe in it instead of just one line about how you think a famous writer or book sucks. You can talk about literature from anywhere but try to make it more about Indian literature