It’s hard to know what Arthur means by this. Maybe DW told him, “the self is an illusion”. 

So perhaps this is an 8 year old aardvark’s response to existential doubt, and thereby a version of “cogito ergo sum?” I particularly like the way that he manoeuvres towards “believe in yourself”, thereby skirting the whole issue of “the self”, whilst at the same time providing a foundation to work from.

He also says, “having fun isn’t hard if you’ve got a library card.”

Tjarlz 


> On 26 Jan 2022, at 03:35, Kenneth Barish <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> beloved Arthur the Aardvark (Arthur’s motto “Believe in yourself—that’s the place to start” is not quite right, I think.

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