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The last act in the biography of the hero is that of the death or departure.
Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell
Age: 83 †
Born: 1904
Born: March 26
Died: 1987
Died: October 30
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White Plains
New York
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Mephistopheles, the machine man, can provide us with all the means, and is thus likely to determine the aims of life as well. But of course the characteristic of Faust, which makes him eligible to be saved, is that he seeks aims that are not those of the machine.
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When your mind is simply trapped by the image out there so that you never make the reference to yourself, you have misread the image.
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Participate joyfully in the sorrows of life
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It is not only that there is no hiding place for the gods from the searching telescope and microscope there is no such society any more as the gods once supported.
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There is no security in following the call to adventure.
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Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.
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The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.
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