This will be my first experimental post here taken from my blog http://viil.livejournal.com/
Eng:
I always wondered why so many are interested in longevity, long-living. What for? In order to accomplish plans, projects, ambitions… It’s all vanity. And death? Death frightens people. Death is unexplored, obscure. Obscurtity always frightens. I see no sense in extending own existence longer than the norm, even for a few years. Does everyone think that after-death is worse than before-death? I in no way encourage suicide, on the contrary, being a religious person I disapprove of it in all ways possible. Death is an essential part of life. I am not afraid to write or to discourse on it. Someone would say, how would he discourse at gun point or in profuse bleeding… I don’t know. But I am interested in the subject of death and in everything regarding it. Many people reproach me for having too much gore in my LJ. But take a look at the interests on my profile page: death, decadence, thanatology (studies of statics and dynamics of death, and kinds of death). I am not going to reject those interests. There even exists a science studying death. Why are average people shocked when mentioning death. Another argument here is losing a close friend or a near relation. It is a true bereavement… But look into your heart and be honest. It is nothing but egoism. The dead should not be pitied. A dead man does not suffer, does not feel pain. He is pure and free like never before. He should be rejoiced over. And why are we sad? “I wish he could be with me! We were so happy together! Why have you forsaken me!” Think about it, you pity yourself. Stop being egoists, and accept misfortunes of life philosophically.
P.S. The word “death” is used 27 times in this post.
viil
Рус:
Всегда удивлял интерес других к долгожительству, долголетию. А зачем??? Ну как же… чтобы реализовать планы, проекты, амбиции… Суета все это. А смерть? А смерть людей пугает. Смерть - неизвестность.
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