Ghost - “Metaphysics of Love”
Schopenhauer writes, “Rochefoucauld says that love may be compared to a ghost since it is something we talk about but have never seen, and Lichtenberg, in his essay Ueber die Macht der Liebe, disputes and denies its reality and naturalness—but both are in the wrong. For if it were foreign to and contradicted human nature—in other words, if it were merely an imaginary caricature, it would not have been depicted with such zeal by the poets of all ages, or accepted by mankind with an unaltered interest; for anything artistically beautiful cannot exist without truth.” The figurative ghost emphasizes the imperceptibility of love. Rochefoucauld sanctions that love is a sensation which is grounded on illusions; thus, it is not material. Imaginings about classic love induce humans to endeavor for astonishing, unfeasible passion.
Sentinel - “Suicide”
Schopenhauer elucidates, “As a rule, it will be found that as soon as the terrors of life outweigh the terrors of death a man will put an end to his life. The resistance of the terrors of death is, however, considerable; they stand like a sentinel at the gate that leads out of life.” The allegorical sentinel epitomizes the Life Instinct , opposes morbid feelings, which deters individuals from dissolving their existence.
