Me: Mankind has forgotten its purpose.
Cameron: What is its purpose?
Me: To live and to die. All the materialistic stuff in between--the cars, the money, the big houses--are irrelevant in that context.
Expounding.
One who is a samurai must before all things keep constantly in mind the fact that he must die, that is his chief business...excesses will be avoided if he keeps death constantly in mind. [quote and cite].
What do I hope to accomplish in my life? For my death to have meaning. While that may, at first hand, seem morbid, I see it as the most optimistic outlook a man can have.
Cameron: What is its purpose?
Me: To live and to die. All the materialistic stuff in between--the cars, the money, the big houses--are irrelevant in that context.
Expounding.
One who is a samurai must before all things keep constantly in mind the fact that he must die, that is his chief business...excesses will be avoided if he keeps death constantly in mind. [quote and cite].
What do I hope to accomplish in my life? For my death to have meaning. While that may, at first hand, seem morbid, I see it as the most optimistic outlook a man can have.
