Your silence exists as does my self gathering. But so does the almost absolute silence of the world's dawning. In such suspension, before every utterance on earth, there is a cloud, an almost immobile air. The plants already breathe, while we still ask ourselves how to speak to each other, without taking breath away from them.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the nuances of communication and the interconnectedness of existence.
Luce Irigaray's quote emphasizes the profound silence that exists before the act of communication, suggesting that in the stillness of life, there is room for contemplation and connection. It highlights the importance of being mindful in our interactions, acknowledging the delicate balance between expressing ourselves and respecting the world around us, including nature and the silent forces that bind us all together.
In practice
In a speech about environmental consciousness, one might say, 'As we reflect on our place in the world, remember that 'your silence exists as does my self gathering.'
Each sex has a relation to madness. Every desire has a relation to madness. But it would seem that one desire has been taken as wisdom, moderation, truth, leaving to the other sex the weight of a madness that cannot be acknowledged or accommodated.
...more than other senses, the eye objectifies and masters. it sets at a distance, maintains the distance. in our culture, the predominance of the look over smell, taste, touch, hearing, has brought about an improverishment of bodily relations...the moment domin ates the look dominates, the body loses its materiality” -luce irigaray
What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?
Actually, it's the other way round. In a poor country, the only consolation people can have is the one that comes from their beliefs.
Valentine had long ago observed that in a society that expected chastity and fidelity, like Lusitania, the adolescents who controlled and channeled their youthful passions were the ones who grew up to be both strong and civilized. Adolescents in such a community who were either too weak to control themselves or too contemptuous of society's norms to try usually ended up being either sheep or wolves- either mindless members of the herd or predators who took what they could and gave nothing.
Out of our first century of national life we evolved the ethical principle that it was not right or just that an honest and industrious man should live and die in misery. He was entitled to some degree of sympathy and security. Our conscience declared against the honest workman's becoming a pauper, but our eyes told us that he very often did.
How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete.
When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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