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I think of death almost as a requirement to give meaning to our lives -- an element of temporality that defines what you've done, and what to be proud of (or no
by frenchman_in_ny 14y ago
I think of death almost as a requirement to give meaning to our lives -- an element of temporality that defines what you've done, and what to be proud of (or not).
See [1] for a philosophical discussion on the topic.
[1] http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/happy-ending/ http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/happy-ending...
- Nursie 14y agoTo me that always seems like a rationalisation. I don't seek meaning and consider it an egocentric conceit. I don't mean that as any sort of insult, it seems to be part of the human condition for a lot of people.