Hesse has made my life slightly more complete and understandable. Finished it faster than I've finished a book in a while - considering I could only read it after 10pm, I'm reasonably reassured that I can read fast enough to deal with university.
I wrote a load of Demian inspired stuff but I’ll edit that and decide what to do with it later because this post is for Alice to see the bit about her. I’d been discussing life’s meaning la la la and then...
Do you think that one can get to know someone so well you can think of any question and know what they would say in response without needing to see them? Alice is probably the person with whom I have had the most sustained contact, in my entire life, excluding my family. I have seen her practically daily, throughout the day, for months on end, most of the last eight years of my life. We now often respond in the same way or can predict the other’s opinion or response. But there is still so much more to learn – we wasted time fighting or simply not talking about the right stuff. Got distracted by growing up, or whatever it is we were doing between the ages of ten and eighteen. If in the future I feel this fond of a partner I’ve been with for eight years, I will be content. Much to celebrate, a little to regret, much love (here Alice shies away, yelling, platonic!), and much to learn.
If she leaves me, ever, I will follow her and bring her back. She's got a leash of about 3 months.
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