From: ed@somewhere.in.the.uk   
      
   oldernow wrote:   
      
   >   
   > How about just quietly doing it instead of making a big   
   > announcement about it for ego's sake?   
   >   
      
    >   How could I die,   
    >   I who conceive the birth, life, and death of all things,   
    >   
    >   I who, conceiving, cannot be conceived?"   
      
   What utter balderdash! That borders on insanity!   
      
   What I want to do is put some meaning into your life. You expend so much   
   time and energy in defence of your nihilism. The world could use that   
   energy for some good. And you'd profit from that; you'd feel life   
   pulling you back in.   
      
   Get some roots. Get some connection with your past, because your past   
   made you what you are. "The child is father to the man, and I would wish   
   my days to be, linked each to each in natural piety".   
   Rather than emulating Tubby Buddha, sitting cross-legged in the corner   
   of some egarden, give thought to your past experiences; the stages of   
   your life that moulded you and created a unique individual. And if   
   they're painful to look at, bear in mind that no baby is born evil;   
   they're made so by life, and self-exploration can unmake it.   
   Take up your cross and fight the good fight.   
      
   Ed   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)