RE: The "Life is..." thread.
August 28, 2016 at 2:01 am
(This post was last modified: August 28, 2016 at 2:02 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
Life is pretty goddamned good, from where I stand. I've got the basic requirements of food, breathable air, water, and a roof over my head; medical care, albeit slow and occasionally incompetent; material items which provide comfort, recreation, and answer curiosity (my guitars, the Internet, pen and paper, books, a music collection); a natural world that, despite some despoilment, still provides me with moments of awe and sublime peace; and most importantly, loving family and friends who enrich my life with meaning even when they don't know it.
I reckon I'm a pretty lucky guy.
One thing I love about growing older is coming to grips with reality on reality's terms. Doing so forces me to probe my own depths and I come out with a better understanding of not only reality, but my own self. The older I get, the more Stoicism makes sense, outside of the deism stuff.
I reckon I'm a pretty lucky guy.
(August 26, 2016 at 11:18 pm)Emjay Wrote: Ever diminishing scope; the comforting lies we are told or tell ourselves in our youth - you can do anything, be anything - gradually or not so gradually giving way to the cold, hard, constricting reality that er, no you can't.
One thing I love about growing older is coming to grips with reality on reality's terms. Doing so forces me to probe my own depths and I come out with a better understanding of not only reality, but my own self. The older I get, the more Stoicism makes sense, outside of the deism stuff.
