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[allthingstodust]

...I think I just realized why my name is chaos. What use is there in such a thing as culture? Civilization? Life, joy, pleasure... why did I have to focus on all the supposedly 'good' parts of existence? Aren't death, anger and pain also parts of existence? Why should I ignore them? Without them, the 'good' parts have no meaning and existence is

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[shadesofevil]

...that laughter sounds awfully maniacal.

[allthingstodust]

Well, that's certainly good; I haven't had to laugh that maniacally in years.

But then, I also haven't had such a revelation in years either.

[shadesofevil]

...Just keep your mad thoughts to yourself. This island doesn't need troublemakers.

[allthingstodust]

Doesn't it? What use is pleasure without pain? How can you understand one concept without another?

There are too many new, unadulterated psyches here that lack the knowledge of reality.

[lawful_maiden]

A valid point. So I take it that you're going to demonstrate that "meaning and existence"?

[allthingstodust]

Why not, ma belle pêche? "Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone.”

Well, there's enough of it, we can afford to waste as much of it as we want!

[asu_e_no_basho]

No no no, dahlin', weren't we planning to calm down and read FABULOUS books?

[allthingstodust]

Books? Books? How can books teach anyone that reality is not such an easily avoided thing?

[asu_e_no_basho]

Oh, come on, you just haven't found the right ones. They have to be... FABULOUS!

[allthingstodust]

Perhaps fabulous books of medieval torture devices.