Quote by Jean Baudrillard

I hesitate to deposit money in a bank. I am afraid I shall never dare to take it out again. When you go to confession and entrust your sins to the safe-keeping of the priest, do you ever come back for them?

I hesitate to deposit money in a bank. I am afraid I shall n

Summary

The quote humorously compares the act of depositing money in a bank to the act of confessing one's sins to a priest. It implies that once money is entrusted to a bank, there is a fear or reluctance of withdrawing it. Similarly, when sins are confessed to a priest, there is a suggestion that one doesn't have the courage to reclaim or revisit those sins. The quote playfully highlights the apprehension associated with entrusting something valuable or personal to another entity and the hesitation in reclaiming or facing those things later.

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By Jean Baudrillard

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