Porcupines & Happiness: a mixed blessing!
Four little porcupines crawled into their lair, to escape the cold and blowing snow, each moving to his or her separate corner in the dark. After a few minutes, they began to inch closer together for warmth and comfort from the chilly air. But as soon as they got too close, OUCH, their prickly quills collided and they quickly moved apart, back to their separate corners. Such is the parable of Schopenhauer’s Porcupines.
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