On The Heights of Despair
Added 2024-10-30 17:55:37 +0000 UTCRecommended reading:
"The Palliative Society" by Byung-Chul Han
"On the Heights of Despair" by Emil Cioran
"The Last Messiah" by Zapffe
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Dean Spillane - Walker
2025-01-12 14:22:05 +0000 UTCI was surprised when I realized I hadn't seen this yet (I typically watch every upload within a day, I get so excited!). Watching it, I realize it was just as it was meant to be. I lost my grandmother this week and this essay has done more to soothe my spirit than I thought was possible. As a suicide attempt survivor younger in my younger day, an adult grieving grandson, and as a human in this plane of existence: thank you.
Justin Kehrli
2024-12-29 19:23:46 +0000 UTCThank you
Alexandre Allard
2024-12-21 06:15:26 +0000 UTCsame. this and "the long and violent war against your soul" are the videos that pick me up to my feet
A rock floating in space
2024-12-17 19:12:07 +0000 UTCI’m going through literally the hardest year of my life, and re-listening go this has given me back some strength/resolve that I felt myself losing. Thank you for your work.
Olivia Hoover
2024-12-17 17:14:53 +0000 UTCI just wanted to say thank you. Your last line has affected me deeply, and I hope to one day feel the same. I know those depths of despair and the sting of unfairness, and so I try to feel each scrap of joy I can. I never expected to survive to my age, and yet the greatest comfort I have found is in sharing the message of hope with my students. You summed up this feeling so well, and I’m glad not to be alone in this. Thank you.
Haley
2024-12-17 02:37:20 +0000 UTCThis is awesome..thank you
WoodGrainLeatherSeats
2024-12-09 18:32:39 +0000 UTCI just want to say that you are my favorite writer on YouTube and I really love and respect the content you produce, i now stand under that waterfall but I hope to one day stand taller thank you for this piece
khayreddine helaili
2024-11-17 22:35:42 +0000 UTCawesome
Duckduckcherry
2024-11-02 05:39:22 +0000 UTCThis was my favourite work of yours so far, thank you
Adam
2024-11-01 23:55:25 +0000 UTCThank you
Fin James-Lewis
2024-10-31 22:26:33 +0000 UTCThe imagery of sitting in the waterfall resonated with me a lot. I'm currently in a period of my life where I feel consistently and simultaneously overwhelmed and paralyzed. I really appreciate your perspectives, much of the time it helps me feel less alone.
Spencer
2024-10-30 20:29:41 +0000 UTCI am endlessly thankful for your channel and the work you do. Listening to your videos and then sitting alone with my thoughts to reflect on your words brings me inner peace.
Dylan Roberts
2024-10-30 19:14:16 +0000 UTC
