Hentrich,
"I remember when in a psychiatric ward a few times, when under observation to see if I was "suicidal", they would witness my appetite. When institutionalized, I live to eat. I become obsessed with food and when the next feeding will be."
Are we not all institionalized,specially those who dwell in the cities? When I see sometimes on TV these gastronomical experts or chefs talking about gourmets, and so on., many people live to eat and as you say become obsessed with food. Of course this only goes for those who can afford these gourmets. But it shows that most are suicidal, it is just that we do not want to acknowlege it.
"Life contains death. Death is part of bilogical life."
This is a great truth. That is the reason we have religions with their rites, therapies, self-help books,motivation speakers,drugs, alcohol, these modern spectacles, like soccer here and the Super Bowl in the US., I have not idea what is the main sport in India,etc.etc. But again we are afraid of death.
"Those of us who do not reproduce fade out of the gene pool, and we may be glad that we have not contributed to bring another creature into exitence who will need to eat food."
One thing that really saddens me is that most consider themselves "holier than me" because they have a "stable" family, "stable jobs", and children. They think that they have accomplished "salvation", that is., their offsprings will carry their supposedly wonderful genetic marks and possibly their wealth and las names,if any. It cleary does not matter if their descendants face diseases, financial insecurity,misery,anguish, pain,etc.
Yes, we are monsters. A female monster can
**** and hours later get drilled in the hole by a male erect member. That is called "making love". Well, we human beings are very sorry creatures.
"It is difficult, no matter how much we may despise those who we may percieve as arrogant, stupid, or superficial, not to have sympathy and compassion for what they will ultimately experience during their existence."
Arrogance, stupidity and superficiality are part of our human nature. We know that like us, our fellow human beings will face death and become a banquet for worms but we do not feel compassion. I hurt many peoples feelings knowing that death awaits us but I cannot avoid hurting. All this is ridiculous.
"The Buddha more than hinted that there is no self."
If there is no self, what are we?
"I do not think we can choose our type of damnation, either."
If we did not choose to be born, we do not choose our damnation.
Stay safe,drive safely and take a siesta.