Desire as Refusal of Time

You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  The key points in this "speaking": Desire keeps us stretched into the future, looking for an otherwise or a not-yet. Because it feeds on the future, desire is inherently insatiable. We are terrified of the present moment because to belong fully to the moment is to die. Time as the living present vs. the abstracted, artificial timeline of our story-lives. We live in an abstracted temporality in order to flee from the fear and shame of simply being alive. All desires are innocent. They are just feelings that refuse to be felt fully, so we externalize them outward. While desire stretches the self perpetually into the future, "pleasure is the present, savored with the totality of the flesh." If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠. You can also check out my website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.sondrawriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find my essays and links to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my memoir⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.