Monday was my 46th birthday and likely my last

Re:Monday was my 46th birthday and likely my last by ars on Monday June 17, 2013 @01:56PM (#5894712)

> Inevitable death awaits while we throw ourselves into the business of living.

Everyone eventually dies. This is a meaningless sentence.

> When a loved one dies, that breaks you down, melts the ice block of arrogant I-know-what's-up thinking.

And it does a whole lot more than just that, and the cost is way too high for such a minor lesson.

> That is absolutely a gift to the living

Are you crazy? A gift? A gift is something the recipient wants. No one wants the lesson you are offering (even assuming it's something valuable, which I'm not convinced is even true).

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Re:Monday was my 46th birthday and likely my last by patcon on Monday June 17, 2013 @02:10PM (#5894824)

I don't feel you have much right to call to the dirt someone else's coping mechanism. Some cry for death, some laugh, and some seek meaning.

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Re:Monday was my 46th birthday and likely my last by ars on Monday June 17, 2013 @02:18PM (#5894883)

I'm calling his advice to other people.

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Re:Monday was my 46th birthday and likely my last by virtualwhys on Monday June 17, 2013 @02:18PM (#5894882)

Apparently I am crazy, fair enough, won't argue with that.

I'm not offering anything, when I say gift I'm certainly not talking about a person doing the giving.

"the cost is way too high for such a minor lesson", a minor lesson like death?

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Re:Monday was my 46th birthday and likely my last by ars on Monday June 17, 2013 @02:19PM (#5894895)

> a minor lesson like death?

I meant the lesson about "arrogant I-know-what's-up thinking".

Death is way too high a price to learn such a thing.

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