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David EaglemanSum - Forty tales from the afterlivesp. 103 |
The secret codes of life
The secret codes of life - whether presented as a gift or a burden - go totally unapreciated. And once again the Rewarder and the Punisher skulk off, struggling to understand why knowing the code behind the wine does not diminish its pleasure on your tongue, why knowing the inescapability of heartache does not reduce its sting, why glimpsing the mechanics of love does not alter its intoxicating appeal.