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“Se você começar a estalar os dedos agora e estalá-los 98.463.077 vezes sem parar, o sol irá subir e se por, e o céu ficará escuro e a noite vai avançar, e todos estarão dormindo enquanto você continuar estalando os dedos até que, finalmente, um pouco depois do amanhecer, depois de contar o seu 98.463.077º estalar de dedos, você vai experimentar a sensação verdadeiramente íntima de estar consciente e saber exatamente como passou cada momento de um dia de sua vida.' [...] O experimento hipotético que havia proposto era extravagante, mas a premissa era simples. Tudo no universo está em constante mudança, nada fica igual, e nós precisamos compreender a rapidez com que o tempo passa se quisermos despertar e começar a viver realmente as nossas vidas. 'É isso que significa ser um ser-tempo', a velha Jiko me disse, e depois estalou mais uma vez os dedos tortos. 'Até que isso basta e você morre.”

Quote by Ruth Ozeki

Work

A Tale for the Time Being

In this thought-provoking narrative, the story intertwines the lives of a young Japanese girl and a Canadian woman living in Tokyo, delving into the complexities of human existence and the impact of the past on the present. more

Author

Ruth Ozeki
Ruth Ozeki

Ruth Ozeki (born March 12, 1956) is an American novelist, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest. Known for works including My Year of Meats (1998), A Tale for the Time Being (2013), and The Book of Form and Emptiness (2021), her novels blend Japanese cultural elements with contemporary American themes. A Tale for the Time Being was nominated for the Man Booker Prize. She combines her practice of Zen Buddhism with her literary and film work. more

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