“Remember that everything has always been the same and keeps recurring, and it makes no difference whether you see the same things recur in a hundred years or two hundred or an infinite period. Also, remember that no one loses any life other than the one he lives, or lives any life other than the one he loses. It follows the longest and the shortest lives are brought to the same state. The present moment is equal for all; so what is passing is equal also; the loss thereof turns out to be the merest fragment of time. No one can lose either the past or the future how could anyone be derived of what he does not possess.” (Meditations, Marcus Aurelius) This is actually a homage to a wonderful Calvin and Hobbes strip. The Calvin and Hobbes strip is much better than mine. If you don't know which one I am talking about…you should find it. Bill Watterson is a genius. How I miss the funny pages of the 80's.
I dunno, the way Ive always seen it is that while a mans problems and concerns may not matter on any kind of larger scale, they matter to the individual, and every individual is in a sense a universe unto his own. You cant really expect the two scales to match.
man in black at 2:36PM, Aug. 9, 2012
damn Snog is being deep, who knew a fast food worker had such insight
AfterDark at 8:24AM, Aug. 9, 2012
I dunno, the way Ive always seen it is that while a mans problems and concerns may not matter on any kind of larger scale, they matter to the individual, and every individual is in a sense a universe unto his own. You cant really expect the two scales to match.
houseofmuses at 4:15AM, Aug. 9, 2012
Ah. THIS is why we created organized religion. Or part of the reason, anyway.