I will be the first to admit, I totally do not get human death customs and the abject fear of death. I'm sincere. We fear it, we fight it, every death is treated with surprise like no one has ever died, or the last time it happened was three thousand years ago and isn't it all shocking?
We've all had people we love die, people we know, people we've heard of. I've lost people I loved, people I've known, people I've heard of. But, I still don't get it. I don't get this fear of death or the act everyone puts on that no one dies. I'm putting aside my pure confusion over funeral rites among humans. So stupid, and I realize man-made religion has a lot to do with that. Still don't get it and I never have.
People die. Hard cheese, indeed, but you are born and you begin your dying. Everyone dies. No one lives forever. I've had to put off working today because people have suddenly gone nuts realizing that there is a very real danger that they could die. Like they are promised the next moment by some writ from the heavens.
Crazy.
So, we now have a brand new, novel, viral infection burning through the world and idiots are amazed that people are actually dying of a disease. In this day and age. Hundreds of thousands of people die of disease daily. Why didn't you care before? Why now? Oh, right, because suddenly it effects YOU.
Funny, how you sneered at the guy at work collecting for diabetes research. Remember that? Diabetes doesn't kill! My dad has it and takes a pill and he's in his 50s. That's forever! And yet, people are dying due to the ravages of diabetes every single hour on this rock.
Better living through chemistry. The clarion call of the 20th Century. The century where we found vaccines to protect ourselves from several deadly virii like Polio, measles and... Herpes variants. Sex is important because you live forever and fuck forever thanks to the Blue Pill, right? You're going to live forever because most of the Big Pharma research goes into... say it with me... longevity. Why the fuck would you want to figure out how to kill a virus when we never have, man? Wrinkles! You can't get laid if you have wrinkles and that's the only thing that matters to people who live in the moment, never seeing where their path leads.
It leads to dying of... something. Everyone dies of... something.
So, the President has come out and said it's going to get worse before it gets better and many people are going to die. Gasp and swoon. Clutch your damned pearls. No one dies in this day and age! We're not supposed to die, despite seeing the daily obituary columns that you studiously ignore because LA LA LA LA, you're all about fun, right?
Odds are, someone you know will die of this virus. Who knows, it could be you. No one knows. And, isn't that the secret that everyone hides from themselves? If we just ignore death, we'll never die. Yeah, try ignoring the oncoming train. If you ignore it, it will just pass you by. Wonderful logic. Let me know how that plays out.
One day, you will die. Have your things in order because, and I hate bringing this up, people who knew and most likely loved your, or worse, cops, will be digging through your shit so they can get rid of the dregs you left behind. Get your medical power of attorney going now. Get your will in order. Leave instructions behind, like what the password is to your Twatter account so people can shut your shit down after you croak. Because you will croak. That is inevitable. You can't avoid it, despite the pioneering efforts of Cher and Nancy Legosi.
You can do things to prolong your living. Right now, stay inside and quit whining. Read a freakin' book. Wah, you can't visit your friends and do stupid things in public and get on YouTube. You'll live. Freak. Live inside your own head for a few days, you never know, perhaps you'll stop hating yourself so much you stop doing stupid shit like crying on camera about how you can't go out and do stupid shit anymore. Weird.
You're going to die. Nobody knows exactly when. Or Where... or even why in a lot of cases. But, your life began and someday it will end. Make the most of what happens in the middle and enjoy your living and the fact that you are alive to enjoy it. Take care to acknowledge the important things in life and it ain't a bar. Odds are it's a person or a pet. Treasure those moments, always, just not when you're staring death in the face. Meet Death knowing you've lived your best and you're not afraid to go on the the next thing that happens.
Stop being stupid.
We've all had people we love die, people we know, people we've heard of. I've lost people I loved, people I've known, people I've heard of. But, I still don't get it. I don't get this fear of death or the act everyone puts on that no one dies. I'm putting aside my pure confusion over funeral rites among humans. So stupid, and I realize man-made religion has a lot to do with that. Still don't get it and I never have.
People die. Hard cheese, indeed, but you are born and you begin your dying. Everyone dies. No one lives forever. I've had to put off working today because people have suddenly gone nuts realizing that there is a very real danger that they could die. Like they are promised the next moment by some writ from the heavens.
Crazy.
So, we now have a brand new, novel, viral infection burning through the world and idiots are amazed that people are actually dying of a disease. In this day and age. Hundreds of thousands of people die of disease daily. Why didn't you care before? Why now? Oh, right, because suddenly it effects YOU.
Funny, how you sneered at the guy at work collecting for diabetes research. Remember that? Diabetes doesn't kill! My dad has it and takes a pill and he's in his 50s. That's forever! And yet, people are dying due to the ravages of diabetes every single hour on this rock.
Better living through chemistry. The clarion call of the 20th Century. The century where we found vaccines to protect ourselves from several deadly virii like Polio, measles and... Herpes variants. Sex is important because you live forever and fuck forever thanks to the Blue Pill, right? You're going to live forever because most of the Big Pharma research goes into... say it with me... longevity. Why the fuck would you want to figure out how to kill a virus when we never have, man? Wrinkles! You can't get laid if you have wrinkles and that's the only thing that matters to people who live in the moment, never seeing where their path leads.
It leads to dying of... something. Everyone dies of... something.
So, the President has come out and said it's going to get worse before it gets better and many people are going to die. Gasp and swoon. Clutch your damned pearls. No one dies in this day and age! We're not supposed to die, despite seeing the daily obituary columns that you studiously ignore because LA LA LA LA, you're all about fun, right?
Odds are, someone you know will die of this virus. Who knows, it could be you. No one knows. And, isn't that the secret that everyone hides from themselves? If we just ignore death, we'll never die. Yeah, try ignoring the oncoming train. If you ignore it, it will just pass you by. Wonderful logic. Let me know how that plays out.
One day, you will die. Have your things in order because, and I hate bringing this up, people who knew and most likely loved your, or worse, cops, will be digging through your shit so they can get rid of the dregs you left behind. Get your medical power of attorney going now. Get your will in order. Leave instructions behind, like what the password is to your Twatter account so people can shut your shit down after you croak. Because you will croak. That is inevitable. You can't avoid it, despite the pioneering efforts of Cher and Nancy Legosi.
You can do things to prolong your living. Right now, stay inside and quit whining. Read a freakin' book. Wah, you can't visit your friends and do stupid things in public and get on YouTube. You'll live. Freak. Live inside your own head for a few days, you never know, perhaps you'll stop hating yourself so much you stop doing stupid shit like crying on camera about how you can't go out and do stupid shit anymore. Weird.
You're going to die. Nobody knows exactly when. Or Where... or even why in a lot of cases. But, your life began and someday it will end. Make the most of what happens in the middle and enjoy your living and the fact that you are alive to enjoy it. Take care to acknowledge the important things in life and it ain't a bar. Odds are it's a person or a pet. Treasure those moments, always, just not when you're staring death in the face. Meet Death knowing you've lived your best and you're not afraid to go on the the next thing that happens.
Stop being stupid.
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