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Do you agree with Thoreau?
Front-Ranger:
She is quite a wise woman!
I am reading a book called The Celtic Book of Living and Dying, which has a relevant story in it. The young hunter Peredur came upon an extraordinary tree one day--one side was leafy and green, while the other side was engulfed in flames. He reflected upon the tree's symbolism. Nearby was a man who showed Peredur three roads: one led to a quiet night's sleep, the second to a feast, and the third to a fearsome monster. Peredur chose the third road.
Front-Ranger:
This just in:
Happy people are healthier, according to Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000B8074-2527-1264-980683414B7F0000
ifyoucantfixit:
I do think that most people lead lives of quiet desperation. They live a
life in fits and jerks. It has some good parts, and some not so good.
We can only hope to have the joyful times at least equal the sorrowful.
We know that no one can hope to be happy all the time. Also have to
understand that we should not have to endure constant pain.
I wish everyone health and joy and pain, in fair measure...
janice
David In Indy:
I'm not the most philosophical person in the world (I'm not even sure if I can spell it) but I think most people have ups and downs in their lives, just like Ennis and Jack.
moremojo:
I still side with the view that most people have their ups and downs, but I have this suspicion that I can't quite shake that it would be better to never have existed in the first place--the painful moments can be so agonizing, and I'm not sure that the happy or pleasant episodes balance them out enough. One joyous moment can dispel all this, of course, only to return when the happiness has dissipated.
We are, as far as we know, the only animals conscious of our own mortality. That seems like such a cruel burden to bear.
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