We have many longings, among them the longing for life, to exist forever, but also the longing to cease existing, as well as fear and its opposite, hope. All of these things can exist without personal immortality, and do not require it. I myself do not desire it, and I fear it, for it would be frightening to know that I am going to continue, frightening to think that I am going to go on being Borges, I am tired of myself, of my name, and of my fame, and I want to free myself from all that. View high resolution

We have many longings, among them the longing for life, to exist forever, but also the longing to cease existing, as well as fear and its opposite, hope. All of these things can exist without personal immortality, and do not require it. I myself do not desire it, and I fear it, for it would be frightening to know that I am going to continue, frightening to think that I am going to go on being Borges, I am tired of myself, of my name, and of my fame, and I want to free myself from all that.

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