Hating people and life has always been popular with philosophers. Socrates' last words: "don’t forget to sacrifice a rooster to Asklepios". He's saying life is

Hating people and life has always been popular with philosophers. Socrates' last words: "don’t forget to sacrifice a rooster to Asklepios". He's saying life is a disease and death the cure, warranting a sacrifice to the god of medicine. I'm beginning to appreciate Nietzsche, his affirmation of life and embracing its terrors, accepting the world for what it is. Just a pointer for the interested.