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Here's a paraphrase that explains me all too well.
His ultimate contradiction may be that while his life is seemingly driftless, his understandable attempt to tether it to another human being-- any other human being-- often causes him more harm than good.
His ultimate contradiction may be that while his life is seemingly driftless, his understandable attempt to tether it to another human being-- any other human being-- often causes him more harm than good.