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War and Its Discontents: Writing From the Periphery
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Freud stated, “What spoilt their enjoyment of beauty must have been a revolt in their minds against mourning.” This quote on transience captured my attention as it shows that human beings have an innate and inherent aversion against pain or in this case, mourning. Due to this human nature, Freud’s friend and the poet could not find joy in the simple pleasures of viewing the scenic countryside knowing that it was only transient. It conveyed to me that transience, death, halted them from having an attachment. However, all things in life will cease to exist and mourning is an inevitable part of life.