Living for Sabina meant seeing. Seeing is limited by two borders: strong light, which blinds, and total darkness. Perhaps that was what motivated Sabina's distaste for all extremism. Extremes mean borders beyond which life ends, and a passion for extremism, in art and in politics, is a veiled longing for death.
In Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," the character Sabina's perspective on life emphasizes the significance of seeing and understanding the world around her. She believes that vision is constrained by two extremes: intense light that can blind one and complete darkness that obscures reality. Her views suggest that these limitations shape one's perception and experience of life.
Sabina's aversion to extremism reflects her belief that such intense positions signify a yearning for the boundaries that delineate life from death. She perceives extremism—whether in art or politics—as an unhealthy fixation that ultimately leads to a sense of finality and a negation of existence. Thus, her perspective serves as a critique of extremes, advocating for a more balanced approach to life and understanding.
