Wednesday, November 26, 2008

A Happy Death

He discovered the cruel paradox by which we always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love — first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
- A Happy Death, Albert Camus

One of those lines that catches you off-guard and leaves you to contemplate life for the rest of the day. 
I suggest you do that.
But it is such a depressing exercise. No contemplation of life is complete without contemplating death and very seldom do you come out feeling happy about it. Which is exactly why you should begin the day on this note. It can only get better after this. 

Where do we have time to be ourselves. We just have time to be happy.
- A Happy Death, Albert Camus. 

2 comments:

Jan said...

That first quote? So true!

"No contemplation of life is complete without contemplating death and very seldom do you come out feeling happy about it." Well... maybe not, but I sometimes feel an unbearable curiosity, you know? I mean what DOES happen after? :D

Don't get too excited, I'm not going to off myself just to find out--I know you never liked me but at least try to disguise that look of anticipation!

N said...

Depending on whether you were good or bad in this life they seat you in a theater and show Kurosawa or T.R movies in an infinite loop.

Hey, thank you so much! You just gave me the perfect subtitle for my blog - "You know what? I really don't care." Whaddaya think? :)