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it doesn't trouble me in the least to be one day closer to sweet oblivion, and i will tell you why. i noticed early in life that most people live their lives as if they were immortal. in fact, they exert themselves to the extreme to avoid even thinking about their mortality. consciousness on a daily basis of death is the mother of all reason and beauty. i lived my life exactly as i wanted with disregard for the suffering involved and intense gratitude for the joy and beauty. i haven't missed a thing. and i was fortunate enough to be young and vital as a part of one of the most exciting and committed generations ever. we were right about everything. everything. so let the whole shithouse go up in flames. history repeats itself again and again. to use someone else's words, the best advice anyone ever gave is "Be here now."