intellectualammo Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 From The Fountainhead, in regards to Keating: "He had resigned himself to the process of going down, long ago. He had not chosen to resign himself- that would have been a positive decision - it had merely happened and he had let it happen. It had been simple and almost painless, like drowsiness carrying one down to nothing more sinister than a welcome sleep." Why is it? Katie: " When I come home I just couldn't make myself do anything, I just fell in bed and went to sleep. Uncle Ellsworth, do people sleep a lot because they're tired or because they want to escape from something?" The responsibility of consciousness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapereAude Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intellectualammo Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Why is nothing more sinister than a welcome sleep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) Why is nothing more sinister than a welcome sleep? I don't know the answer and need to ponder your question... but want to say how much I appreciate the truly thought provoking issues you raise here. Edited January 24, 2013 by moralist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig24 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Why is nothing more sinister than a welcome sleep? The desire to do nothing? It leads to non-existence.... eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruveyn1 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 The desire to do nothing? It leads to non-existence.... eventually. Aren't you overlooking the fact of fatigue and exhaustion? ruveyn1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinD Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Why is nothing more sinister than a welcome sleep? She isn't saying that a welcome sleep is sinister — she's saying that a welcome sleep is not sinister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapereAude Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 "He had resigned himself to the process of going down, long ago. He had not chosen to resign himself- that would have been a positive decision - it had merely happened and he had let it happen. It had been simple and almost painless, like drowsiness carrying one down to nothing more sinister than a welcome sleep." Perhaps reread it more carefully. What she is saying is that a welcome sleep is *not* sinister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Perhaps reread it more carefully. What she is saying is that a welcome sleep is *not* sinister. Interesting. I can see that in two ways. Either that there is nothing more sinister than a welcome sleep because it appears to be deceptively harmless, or that a welcome sleep truly is harmless. To me, the context in which it is used alludes to the former. In waking life, letting go of awareness can be deadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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