Quote by Daniel J. Boorstin

Not so many years ago there was no simpler or more intelligible notion than that of going on a journey. Travel --movement through space --provided the universal metaphor for change. One of the subtle confusions --perhaps one of the secret terrors --of modern life is that we have lost this refuge. No longer do we move through space as we once did.

Not so many years ago there was no simpler or more intelligi

Summary

This quote suggests that in the past, the concept of going on a journey was a straightforward and understandable idea. Travel was seen as a metaphor for change, and moving through space served as a universal symbol of progress. However, in modern life, this clarity and sense of movement have been lost. The quote portrays a sense of confusion and even fear, highlighting that people no longer have the same capacity for physical movement and change as they once did.

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By Daniel J. Boorstin

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