Posted by sigismund on November 16, 2010, at 20:33:36
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: casinos » sigismund, posted by Free on November 16, 2010, at 17:48:53
Hey, this medium is rife with the potential for misunderstanding. (Which may or may not have happened!)
What I meant about it not mattering to everyone is that not everyone has a strong feeling about the painfulness of the ruin of innocence.
But maybe I can't understand something? At any rate, I think it should matter a great deal.
> And knowing that the process of walking through this unavoidable fire is merely a common tragedy, is like a salt over a wound.
You *could* see this as the qualification for humanity and empathy. This is what we all share. It's part of our journey.
I don't mean to be trite (one of life's reliable pleasures if you can get away with it), but I think we don't need to be special because we already are.
And we can gain a lot from knowing our pain from inside. (Buddhism 101, what would I do without you?)When I was younger time stretched away in front of me forever. Now I am older I am so much more struck by the beauty of people and the ruin of hope.
Probably that's why youth is wasted on the young. But what would the young do if they knew their lives were going to end tomorrow? Maybe what everybody does? Speak to their loved ones and make amends?
Although it has to be said that when a good proportion of older people talk about this they must have love and sex in mind. As in, with a body like that and a mind like I have now, I wouldn't waste nearly as much time as I did.
There, I've said it: your mind gets better with age. I do believe that. I'd just prefer never to put it like that. There must be lots of evidence to the contrary.
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