Grasping for purpose from "summary" of No Longer Human by 太宰治
My days were filled with an overwhelming sense of emptiness, a void that seemed to swallow me whole. I wandered aimlessly, searching for something, anything, to give my life meaning. I grasped at relationships, substances, success – anything that promised to fill the void within me. But no matter what I tried, the emptiness remained. It was as if I was reaching for something just out of my grasp, always slipping through my fingers at the last moment. I struggled to find my place in the world, to understand my purpose and my place in it all. My desperation grew with each passing day, driving me to more extreme measures in my search for meaning. I pushed away those who cared about me, lost myself in a haze of alcohol...
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