I’ve been a sympathizer of the right to die campaign for a long time. However, I think it would be preferable if society endorsed life and actually promoted the well-being of all its citizens. This would entail providing the basic necessities, releasing the immediate pressure to contribute, and getting all the spiritual sages, gurus, and elders to deal with these calamities promptly and in a mind-expanding fashion. Unfortunately, we intimately sense society’s hypocrisy when saying they cherish human life and yet do nothing to radically overhaul this western slave economy. We know that there are people out there who are just keeping us alive for the sole purpose of profiting off of our pain and suffering.

There is hope though. Keep fighting for a better world every day and maybe someday we can turn this ship back towards smoother seas. There is a lot to say about gratifying your ego by helping other people out. It is a wonderful point to come to when you feel as though you’ve exhausted all your own entertainment options and would benefit greatly by vicariously living through others’ relief of suffering or entertainment. Regardless, the work gets done in the end, and that old line of just helping people out for your own sake is really a cop-out for justifying doing nothing. Get off your butt soldier; I swear the world needs you. Every random act of kindness helps. Do what you can and no more. It is a grand feeling at the end of the day if you can honestly say that you’ve done everything you can to help make the world a more hospitable place to live.

Whether we like it or not, we are in a game of conscious evolution. No worries about lashing out; the mind is a fickle thing, and it’s a mighty high order to tame this unpredictable beast. I still find myself being harassed by thoughts of envy at the good prospects people have, even though I logically wouldn’t want to have any of it. This and my tolerance level for irritating people in real life are things I need to work on.

Comfortably numb eh? Do you your hands feel like two balloons? Just a little pinprick, there’ll be no more, ah! I do believe it’s working, good. That’ll keep you going through the show. Come on it’s time to go. My friend says his dad saw the Floyd in concert and the guitarist had an epic guitar solo on top of the wall. They had all the stage lights beam in on him, and it felt as if time had slowed down. The crowd and him were taken away by a magical moment in rock history. It was surreal!