Maybe the point is to understand that “enlightenment” really isn’t the point. Once one understands that it is not the point of maturity in the proper sense, one can live alongside people whom one may have previously despised or considered disturbing, and just enjoy a great deal about them. (This has much to do with my understanding of Marechera as a shamanic figure and how he was treated withe contempt.) It opens up the scope to just enjoy everything more without worrying whether or not it is perfect. I had this experience on bus trips in Zimbabwe. Somehow, when one lets go of the enlightenment project, after having brought it to sufficient maturity, one finds, as if by error, a new level of maturity beyond that one.
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