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evincarofautumn on April 27, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Will you drown?

It’s positive in a way. Sure, you always lose in the end, but you can have a lot of fun in the meantime.

tripzilch on April 27, 2014 [–]

Indeed. To paraphrase Alan Watts, life isn't like a pilgrimage with a very important goal at the end, it's more like a musical thing, and you are supposed to laugh and sing and dance throughout, not just wait for the final chord.

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