Stanislaw Lem says this (from His Master's Voice): The fact that human anguish, fear, and suffering melt away with the death of the individual, that nothing remains of the ascents, the declines, the orgasms, and the agonies, is a praiseworthy gift of evolution, which made us like the animals. If from every unfortunate, from every victim, there remained even a single atom of his feelings, if thus grew the inheritance of the generations, if even a spark could pass from man to man, the world would be full of raw, bowel-torn howling. ... We are like snails, each stuck to his own leaf.
and yes...I find this quote cheers me up enormously! go figure.
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and yes...I find this quote cheers me up enormously! go figure.
- sally mckay 12-04-2003 7:05 am