Coyolxauhqui

A sacrifice is a negotiation—and inspiration.

Goenawan Mohamad

July 18, 2022

A SACRIFICE is a negotiation. Since time immemorial, humans, living amidst nature they cannot control, have tried bargaining to obtain power over destiny.

They bargain, because their life is paranoia in all seasons. 

People want to be free of that anxiety, if only temporarily. They try coaxing fortune to come and misfortune to get out of life. Humans—as best they can—want to take over the reins, for just a moment, from ‘t

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