It is only in extended moments of rage and sadness that I've considered the non-existence of the universe an attractive state - and then been angry at such mega

It is only in extended moments of rage and sadness that I've considered the non-existence of the universe an attractive state - and then been angry at such megalomania. Perhaps its because I'm Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic[0] that I've never been sympathetic to ideas of nirvana, but only considered idleness/rest/meditation/sleep as a means to some end. To embrace it beyond that seems suicidal and mentally ill. [0] http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2010/10/western-educated-industrialized-rich-and-democratic/181667/ http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2010/10/wester...