Holden,
Once again thank you for your words. This is a hostile world. Will we ever be free from this chain of suffering? I think not.
“People running around with poop inside of their bodies.With all kinds of bugs inside of their intestines.Isn't that a pretty picture?” Yes, people will never see themselves as monstrosities. We are trapped by the flesh. Holden.
Many do not see that men in the past were androgynous. Men have breasts. A ppenis and a
**** in a human body. Humans are strange creatures. There is a little of everything inside us. A little of birds, a little of reptiles, part ape, some genetic similarities with pigs. Really strange. Deformed creatures.
An acquaintance does not want to eat with me because from time to time I often remind him that whatever we eat will be turned into poop. I admit I ruined his digestion sometimes. This acquaintance also buys the most expensive toilet paper. I said to him that regular toilet paper is good enough. But in his view the hole must be taken care of properly.
From time to time I see couples who have just become parents. I suppose they have faith in life and confidence that their offspring will be able to continue this human journey.They see, in my view, beauty in life. Expiry date is programmed. Human obsolescence is programmed.
Capitalists, comunists, fascists, socialists, republicans, liberals, satanists, Christians, agnostics, well, whatever the label, we are still humans. Homo sapiens. A wretched species. So, as you say “There is no way people are going to live with each other in peace.” Horror is inside each one of us.
I read that a huge asteroid called Apophis (the Egyptian god of Chaos) will fly past Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. In 2013, NASA calculated that Apophis would not hit Earth. But if it hits Earth it will cause huge tsunamis. Will Apophis approach this country? Will it hit India, or the Middle East or New Jersey? Who knows? Maybe I will not be here to see Apophis. I remember that here some rich people built their own dugouts in some parts of the country in case of a catastrophe that was to happen in December, 2012. I suppose they would do that again if Apophis pays us a visit.
Maybe future solar flares will roast Earth.They call them the killshot. If this event happens the entire system will go down. No ATMs, no Internet, no cell phones, no TVs, no tablets, no emails, nothing will work. Hospitals will collapse and patients will die, no airports, no traffic, no stoplights, total collapse.
I quote Safety in Numbers by Thomas Ligotti:
Safety in Numbers
There are plenty more people
than there were at one time.
And plenty more are coming.
It’s as if something inside them
is always screaming in an urgent
voice: more, more, more, more.
Or maybe it’s like waiting in line.
Everyone feels better if they see
more are behind them than in front.
“That makes sense,” you think
as you make your way forward
and soon find that you’re next.
Stay safe.