“The darkness in the room of this hotel was unusual. She brought me a sense of peace and harmony. She also brought me a feeling of deep sadness, longing for human heat, in society. I felt more than broken. There was never anything like this with me. I lay in bed, trying to remember whether this longing was something that I already knew. No. The longing with which I was familiar was not in human society; Then it was something abstract, rather something like sadness that I did not do something uncertain. "
The quote reflects a profound inner experience of the narrator during their stay at a hotel, where the unusual darkness evokes contrasting emotions. On one hand, there is a sense of peace and harmony brought by the atmosphere, but also an overwhelming sadness and longing for genuine human connection. The narrator feels a dissonance within themselves, recognizing a deeper feeling of brokenness that is unfamiliar to them.
This longing transcends mere...
