The Musical Brain: And Other Stories
“An eternity of deprivation stretches out in my resentful fantasy, which is not confined to measuring the duration of the ill. It also gauges the magnitude of the catastrophe. There’s so much I could have, if only I had the means! So many things, experiences, and comforts! Listing them, putting them in order, and calculating their potential contributions to my pleasure leaves me feeling exhausted and entitled to their possession, if only as a reward for that obsessive labor. But my real experien...ce is taking me further and further away from the well-being that money could provide, while sharpening my appreciation of its advantages. I don’t have to fantasize about this; I just have to look around me. I live among people who keep getting richer year by year. I haven’t kept up with the poor friends I used to have, and to be frank I don’t want to. We have nothing in common: no tastes, habits, or interests. Soccer bores me stiff. The people I can have a conversation with are sophisticates with money to spare, but of course the idea of sharing it with me never occurs to them.MoreLess
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