To put is still more plainly: the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. To hold your breath is…

“To put is still more plainly: the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. To hold your breath is to lose your breath. A society based on the quest for security is nothing but a breath-retention contest in which everyone is as taut as a drum and as purple as a beet.”

– Alan W. Watts (viapurplebuddhaproject)