Quote by Anselm Kiefer

I was interested in transcendence from a very early age. I was interested in what was over there, what was behind life. So when I had my first communion I was very disappointed. I had expected something amazing and surprising and spiritual. Instead all I got was a bicycle. That wasn't what I was after at all.

I was interested in transcendence from a very early age. I w

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This quote highlights the speaker's lifelong pursuit of transcendence and a sense of meaning beyond the ordinary. Their anticipation of something profound during their first communion is met with disappointment, as their expectation for a spiritual experience was replaced with a materialistic reward of a bicycle. The quote is an expression of the speaker's longing for a deeper spiritual connection and their dissatisfaction when material gifts do not fulfill that spiritual yearning.

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