Posted by Neal on May 28, 2009, at 19:06:00
In reply to What would you tell a suicidal person?, posted by Maxime on May 24, 2009, at 15:53:50
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Does anybody remember The Electric Light Orchestra's "Livin Thing". The refrain goes:It's a livin thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a givin thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
__________________________________Omar Kayam's immortal lines from the Rubaiyat, which is recommended reading for a depressed person. He really puts things in perspective. This sample from the Edward FitzGerald translation of I889 (still the best).
Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough,
A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse -- and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness --
And Wilderness is Paradise now._
poster:Neal
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