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UndertheOcean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:42 PM
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The Purpose Of Life


The purpose of life is to sharpen your eyes,
heighten your senses and alert your mind.

To be ever vigilant in your inner world,
for no one can tell,
when the chance presents itself,
to escape sideways.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:51 PM
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1. My dear UndertheOcean...
Escape?

Hmmm...

I liked your poem up to that point...

I think the purpose of life is to love...

:pals:
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UndertheOcean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:01 PM
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2. My dear CaliforniaPeggy
Metaphorical Escape. Not the cheap escape of death , escape into transcendence
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:06 PM
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3. Ah...
I didn't see that!

Thank you...

Escaping into transcendence is a wonderful thing!

I appreciate the clarification, sweetie...:hug:

I am so glad you're feeling better...
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:19 PM
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4. The purpose of life? Well, there is good news and bad news about that.
Bad news: There is no purpose, so we all have to create one for ourselves which is not easy.

Good news: There is no purpose, so we can choose to make that purpose whatever we want without limiting preconceptions.
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UndertheOcean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:21 PM
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5. Exactly !
It is Absurdity of life that gives it infinite meaning. It will be suffocating otherwise , no better than a huge prison.
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