[Closed] Every now and then it's good to remind oneself that

All you love you lose.

"and balanced on the biggest wave, you race towards an early grave".

U OK HUN x   🐱

life is meaningless and everything dies.

For you maybe.

I've been promised eternal life.

Eat at Arby's.

The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older

Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

That the light at the end of the tunnel is the light of the oncoming train

I take it the sun isn't shining in Spain today?

"Don't waste your time looking back darling, it distracts from now''

life is meaningless and everything dies

Well... some people think that in 25 years you'll live forever as a 'digital consciousness'

https://www.livescience.com/37499-immortality-by-2045-conference.html

Well… some people think that in 25 years you’ll live forever as a ‘digital consciousness’

...inside a cuddly toy. 😉

"monkey needs a hug"

#Blackmirror

As one door closes another one shuts.

@fasthaggis - "Monkey loves you."

A while ago I decided that, life's too short for

the diet version of any food

"fun sized"

finishing a bad book

being mean to myself

C grade knickers

Pink Floyd rules ok ...

Are you having kitten sandwiches for lunch ?

Life is too short to drink bad coffee and poor quality wine. Treat yourself to one or the other of these every now and again.

Unless it's the good coffee, then treat yourself every morning.

Nothing dies,it is just transformed for the good of the whole..

*is now intrigued as to what constitutes an A or B grade knicker*

*is now intrigued as to what constitutes an A or B grade knicker*

Same as C; it's level of soiling.

Still, it's good to know that one can stave off that crushing sense of ennui by overspending on hi-fi cable, eh? 😉

I reckon B grade are functionally sound, no wear, colours are still bright and all elastic is still elasticky. A grade, like B grade but fancier and worn in the hope that someone other than yourself gets to see them.

Every now and then it’s good to remind oneself that

....one man's existential crisis is another man's coffee break entertainment.

I like the quote "just imagine the glass is already broken"...

"One day some people came to the master and asked ‘How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence? The master held up a glass and said ’Someone gave me this glass, and I really like this glass. It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight. I touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table. And I say, ‘Of course.’ When I understand that the glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious.

Life is always in a constant state of change. Everything that has a beginning and has an end. Life, relations, things will all wear out and crumble one day. A glass is created and will eventually break.

There is peace in this teaching. When we expect something to break, we’re not surprised or disappointed when it does. Instead of becoming immobilized with emotion when something is destroyed, we’ll feel grateful for the time we have had with it. Remembering this the next time we are upset or irritated will help us soothe our inner turmoil.

In the words of Leo Babauta:

What causes anger, stress is that things don’t go the way we expect them to. This time, expect that things will go wrong. And accept it. Expect your partner to be less than perfect, expect your friends to let you down, expect plans to go awry, expect people to be rude, expect colleagues to not do their share, expect the glass to break. And accept it.”

DrP

<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">Sit back, embrace the darkness </span>and<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;"> do it for the </span>future<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;"> selves...</span>

<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;"> http://existentialcomics.com/comic/1</span>

Edit: Oh FFS...really. I's so glad my future self has to deal with this bullshit. /dies.

Today marks the tenth anniversary of Amanda's death from Cancer at far too young an age. She was Mrs Binners best friend, and a lovely, inspirational person.

To mark the occasion, we've given ourselves the afternoon off. The sun is out, as it always seems to be on this day, so we're getting the steam train into Rawtenstall, going for a walk, having a nice lunch somewhere, then we're going to spend the rest of the day getting unashamedly and unapologetically rat-arsed in Casked, our mates new bar

We're still very much alive, and making the most of that fact! You should too. Cheers you lot!

[i]life is meaningless and everything dies[/i]

I've always found this thought rather reassuring.

Just imagine the pressure if you had to live forever and strive constantly to fulfil some higher purpose. The idea that ultimately none of my stupid mistakes really matter, and that you can always leave when it gets really bad is quite comforting to me.

"Are you having kitten sandwiches for lunch ?"

Just the heads...

[i]“One day some people came to the master and asked ‘How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence? The master held up a glass and said ’Someone gave me this glass, and I really like this glass. It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight. I touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table. And I say, ‘Of course.’ When I understand that the glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious.

Life is always in a constant state of change. Everything that has a beginning and has an end. Life, relations, things will all wear out and crumble one day. A glass is created and will eventually break.

There is peace in this teaching. When we expect something to break, we’re not surprised or disappointed when it does. Instead of becoming immobilized with emotion when something is destroyed, we’ll feel grateful for the time we have had with it. Remembering this the next time we are upset or irritated will help us soothe our inner turmoil.

In the words of Leo Babauta:

What causes anger, stress is that things don’t go the way we expect them to. This time, expect that things will go wrong. And accept it. Expect your partner to be less than perfect, expect your friends to let you down, expect plans to go awry, expect people to be rude, expect colleagues to not do their share, expect the glass to break. And accept it.”[/i]

TL:DR - shit happens

Binners - your pic reminds me, I saw a poster on the Tube last week for a film (can't remember the name) with the tagline "Prison Break meets the Shawshank Redemption". So a thing about breaking out of prison meets another thing about breaking out of prison. I [i]think[/i] that the film might have been about someone breaking out of prison.

Oh Binners, ten years ago today I got married to the best person I have ever know. Bitter, sweet, have a great day.

Just about my favourite song on the theme of loss and the celebration of life.

Nihilism is nihilistic.

Using the word 'meaningless' without a clear working (and contextual) definition is just lazy 😉

Mr Woppit

Member
“Are you having kitten sandwiches for lunch ?”

Just the heads….

Happy Anniversary Mucker! Have a great day!

Wopster... you need one of these from the Daily Mash Shop. I've got this design on my iPhone cover, so I'm reminded of this fact every time I pick up my phone 😀

Pants

a: Date Pants. the kind of pants that if someone else sees them they think "Those are some nice pants"

b: Everyday pants: they have to be comfy, pretty,  not too tight, no digging in, no going up my bum (unless thats where they go)

c: rubbish granny pants, grey, holes, loose, tight, cheap, skanky nasty pants

A brilliant philosopher once said "This is why..." and went for a bike ride.

I thought he said ‘naughty, naughty. Veeeery naughty’ then laughed?

Dunno about you guys but I'm immortal, that is until I am called to a far off land where those of us who remain will battle to the last, I'm hoping to win a prize.

My good God ... this new forum. Grrrrrr

Anyway

Give us today our daily bread.

Mmmm ... Greggs

While we’re talking about reasons for living....

i’m a Couple of pints in and just nipping to Mannings for pies.

whats everyone want...:?

"A brilliant philosopher once said “This is why…” "

I thought it was "naughty, naughty, very naughty"...

Edit: balls, beaten to it by tomhoward...

momento mori

I'm indebted to emsz for the revelation that there are pants which are deliberately made to go up the bum.

Also, it's inspiring to think that there are people who actually buy them to wear, on purpose.

Marvellous.

I’m indebted to emsz for the revelation that there are pants which are deliberately made to go up the bum.

It's a niche market