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Shamus

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2021.06.26 13:36

Excerpt from Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki.

It was not so much that

the thought of the shame was painful to me; it was rather that, no matter how I loved her, I hated the thought of marrying a woman who secretly longed for another. Many men are perfectly happy to marry the girl they love whether she returns the feelings or not, but in those days I considered such men to be more worldly and cynical than we were, or else more obtuse to the workings of love. I was much too ardent to have any truck with the notion that once you marry you somehow simply settle down. In a word, I had a romantic faith in the nobility of love, while simultaneously practicing a devious form of it.
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  • Shamus 2021.06.26 13:36

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    Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this, you might also enjoy my new reading of an excerpt from Lonesome Night by Herman Hesse, here. 🌙 https://youtu.be/Tl7oYpjrmQ4
  • Shamus 2021.06.26 13:37

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    Question: Which of the four paintings do you prefer? 😊
  • Ms Active Couch Potato 2021.06.26 13:49

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    Thanks. I enjoy listening to it
  • Valeria 2021.06.26 13:54

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    I like number 3
  • да 2021.06.26 13:57

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    The first one. I really do enjoy listening to you 🌹
  • Zeinab 2021.06.26 14:03

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    The first one ☺
  • Shirley 2021.06.26 14:57

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    I didn't see much difference of all.they are almost the same😔
  • Elena 2021.06.26 15:21

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    The first one 😊
  • helen Lin 2021.06.26 15:36

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    The first one. Because this one is the most natural one I felt .
  • coco 2021.06.26 17:58

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    2
  • Kylie 2021.06.27 05:47

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    🌻
  • ВаленТина Никити 2021.07.05 09:27

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    4

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