Most likely as part of some cosmic joke
(only thing one can do is try to reduce the suffering,
and maybe there's a neat afterlife / fancy rebirth in it,
P.S. @ Universe: I wanna be a tree next time ;))

Hmm.

I have more than one answer. Choose the one you like best. I like 3 and 4 equally well as they're essentially the same answer.

1. We're not put here.
2. We're not put here only to suffer and die.
3. No reason.
4. When you look up at the moon, whether it is full or half or cresent or new (and apparently absent entirely), you are always looking at the whole thing. When you imagine that you only see half, it's because you mistake the dark side for nothingness, emptiness, the negative. This is not so.

There is only one moon, and you are always looking at the whole thing.

Sometimes I think I like the full moon better -- so bright and open -- than the dark and empty new moon. This preference is the source of my discontent -- it has nothing whatever to do with the truth about the moon. If I gave away the new moon, I'd have to give away the full one, too.

That said, there's nothing wrong with wishing. It's compassionate.

No don't because everything's fine.

we are put here to apologise

Sorry. :(

So that the universe could evolve sufficiently to begin to gaze into its own navel.

so we can taste the deliciousness of a tornado dog at Crif Dogs

(AKH: please don't tell ;))

:D

plus, suffering and dying is at least not boring.

and it all comes around again - once you've kicked it you just get recycled - what's not to like?

You people make me smile.

is this the new question of the day?


or is this one?

OK, then let's make it official

¿ what's not to like ?

Basho said it pretty well:

what luck!
bitten by
this year's mosquitoes, too!

^Mmm, good one. This is my favorite of Basho's, also about what's not to like...


Even in Kyoto
When I hear the cuckoo's cry
I long for Kyoto.