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 needs, desires, fears - these things cloud our vision.

only a person who has let go of everything can think clearly.

of course such a person cannot function, so it is not realistic to ask of anybody.

you just need to recognize that you will never be a great philosopher like me because of these reasons and simply accept that your ideas will never be of much value, compared to mine, but in exchange for that you might get to enjoy your life with all its meaningless goals and false hopes and so on.