Such an angry, angry people we are. So much for compassion.
Just remember, we all rot. Even babies and puppies do. Maybe that's why none of this really matters, ultimately.
An interesting survey, nonetheless.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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