We think love is about finding someone who completes us. Rilke thinks that is a disaster.
He isn't romanticizing misery. He is saying that the voice you need to listen to is the one that only speaks when you are alone. cartas a un joven poeta rainer maria rilke
Letters to a Young Poet is not a self-help book. It won't give you ten steps to happiness. In fact, it might make you more uncomfortable with the shallowness of your daily life. We think love is about finding someone who completes us