Art as solace from "summary" of No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Art, for me, was not just a form of expression, but a refuge from the chaos of my own mind. It was a way to escape the suffocating weight of my own thoughts, to lose myself in the beauty and order of something beyond myself. When I immersed myself in the world of art, whether through painting, writing, or music, I felt a sense of peace that I could not find anywhere else. In those moments of creation, I was able to forget the emptiness and despair that plagued me daily. The act of making something beautiful out of nothing gave me a sense of purpose, a reason to keep going when everything else seemed pointless. Art became my solace, my sanctuary from the relentless darkness that thr...
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