I had a “why is it necessary to live another 20 odd years” moment this evening – rain, petrol prices out of control, a government in melt down, the prospect of a Tory government in two years time…. Chiswick High Street crammed with people pushing prams – and one man carrying his child in some absurd harness on his front.
Nihilism has advantages… or does it… who cares?
Charon- it’s not all bad. And thank God for rain or otherwise you’d almost certainly not survive another 20 months, let alone days (pretending that there’s no such thing as pluming!) xx
remember the immortal lines by Dorothy Parker…
Razors pain you
Rivers are damp
Acids stain you
And drugs cause cramp
Guns aren’t lawful
And nooses give
Gas smells awful
You might as well live
okay, you’re merely brassed off but you get the general idea…
I’m not really brassed off, of course … I rather like the rain in fact!
We all need some sun AND heat!
What’s wrong with this country? Answers in a small novel pls>
Best,
Richard
I love the rain, and if you’ve not got to worry about your hair getting wet (more of a hassle for your average woman), there is nothing nicer that feeling the rain trail its way over your naked skin, while you raise your face to the heavens.
And I guess, despite your chosen singledom/childlessness, you know that you will never be alone… you have us to keep you company!!
Ms Hansen And Richard
Indeed…. I like the occasional bit of nihilism…. but as the podcast makes very clear…. I can be cheerful…
I had a very apt comment about your plaintive cry but I must admit I’ve become a little distracted by Ms Hansen’s comment: it sounds as if, by “naked skin”, she means more than just her face. Intriguing.
The world will never be without hope – despite the rain, political upheaval, stagflation and Chiswick Woman – as long as there are people like Ms Hansen in the world.
Thanks for the podcast too – I love both pieces of music (though the first for some reason always makes me, uncharacteristically, fancy a small cigar). Best of luck in surviving the night … but I doubt you’ll have much success in finding nihilist courses in the morning. After all, the best ones would be by definition non-existent
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