There is no way of living with others which takes away the burden of being myself, which allows me to not have an opinion; there is no βinnerβ life that is not a first attempt to relate to another person. In this ambiguous position, which has been forced on us because we have a body and a history (both personally and collectively), we can never know complete rest. We are continually obliged to work on our differences, to explain things we have said that have not been properly understood, to reveal what is hidden within us and to perceive other people.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, The World of Perception (trans. Oliver Davis)
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, The World of Perception (trans. Oliver Davis)