𝒉ₐₙ͡𝒍𝑖͜𝒏 ⺌ 𝖙𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝙰𝙶𝙴̶ ২

is there an objective criterion for evaluating suffering? who can say with precision that my neighbour suffers more than i do or that Jesus suffered more than all of us?

regret expresses a profound phenomenon: the advance through life into death. it shows us how much has died in us. i regret something which died in me and from me. i bring back to life only the ghost of past experiences.

to be a hero––in the most universal sense of the word––means to aspire to absolute triumph. but such triumphs come only through death. heroism means transcending life; it is a fatal leap into nothingness.

'speaking of contradictions,' oshima suddenly says, 'when i first met you, i felt a kind of contradiction in you. you're seeking something, but at the same time, you're running away for all you're worth.'