4:21 am… A new day begins for those who are willing to live. Be awake in your day, as if it were your last.
Some people pray to god, others shoot dope. Both are forms of escapism which help to quell the pain of life. I’ve tried both, to no avail – it still hurts.
Socrates is purported to have said upon his deathbed that, to be alive, is to be a long-time ill. He drank the hemlock with glee! He was ready to go.
And yet, there can be such great joy in life. Oh! how the universe is such a strange and indifferent place!
What is good? beauty? purity? truth? That’s the conversation I want to have, for all the days of my life.
Be awake in your day, as if it were your last.
good morning Chuck. Socrates was right about this. Him and Buddha knew life is suffering and the goal of life is to overcome it. The conversation you propose is exactly the right way. enjoy your day!