se entendi bem, Yeats fala-nos da ruína das civilizações (que a ideia de civilização não passa de uma ilusão) devido à natureza intrínseca do homem: a conatante insatisfação, a violência e a violação -

...hello India...

We have to understand this existence, this life, our relation­ship to society. We have not only to understand our relationship with each other, with society, but to bring about a radical change in that relationship. And that is our responsibili­ty. I do not think we feel this urgency. We look to the politicians, we look to some philoso­phy, we look to something mysterious that will bring about an alteration within ourselves. There is no way out except that you become aware of this immense responsibility as a human being, and becoming aware of that responsibility, you learn all about it and do not bring all your previous knowledge to learn. And to learn there must be freedom; otherwise, you will repeat the same thing over and over again. You cannot learn ahimsa.

(tens um pequeno desafio no meu sítio, caso queiras dar-lhe continuidade...)

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