Do we just live and suffer and die?

  • Hegar@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m sorry. We just got back from taking a cat we loved to be cremated.

    Do we just live and suffer and die?

    Yep, that’s pretty much it as far as I can tell.

    The living part can be good sometimes. There’s cheese and purring. But living suffering and dieing pretty much covers it.

    If you find comfort in words and ideas, I found the chinese text called the Zhuangzi helped me come to accept the world with less bitterness. It’s quite funny and thoughtful, silly and logical.

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      1 year ago

      “Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you’ve got a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies - God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.”

      ― Kurt Vonnegut

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        1 year ago

        “Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt”. Kurt Vonnegut had some great words!