Description
Thurman grapples with the tension between personal freedom and the surrender of identity in the pursuit of love and connection, exploring the paradox of wanting to maintain autonomy while needing others to define who they are. He sees the struggle lying in balancing responsibility for oneself with the desire to yield to a greater presence, such as God, without losing one's individuality, as well as the fear of becoming anonymous or losing oneself in the process of giving fully to others.
Creator
Thurman, Howard
Date
1980-10-25
Contributor
Nia Waterhouse
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 2019.
Original Title
Conversations with Howard Thurman: 139th Psalm Prose Poems (part 7), 1980 Oct 25
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