RIP Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007)Yet another life philosophy heard from, or silenced, as it were. It's kind of funny, really. This idea seems to be front and center in my life right now, and damn it it sucks. The crushing inevitability of it all, the grinding hurt and ultimate sadness of it all...it really hurts. For the first time in my life, I can honestly say that the words that I live for (hide behind sometimes) don't help at all when faced with the human reality of life. Words for Dineson can help carry the sorrow, but I guess you have to be able to put them in a story first. Don't know if I'm ready for that, or if I fully believe that it's time to do that. Ah, the eternal optimist. Not too helpful today.
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Who is the traveler? and who is the one that toils? Look with intense scrutiny and you will see who you are...
Optimism exists only for the day; personally regretable, but useful to those who choose to touch it, hold on to it and use it for another... Good. At least there is a purpose to it all.
...and don't fret, if nothing else, it will make a damn good story someday. Afterall, material is just that - material, and it can be hard to come by.
Kurt had it right in Slaugherhouse Five...living life can be so painful sometimes it is best to just hide in a fantasy world.
Sometimes I wonder why I ever come out at all.
...and so it goes.
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