Better hubris than fatalism
Better to ask what can be changed than hope that a solution may arise. Better to rethink an acceptable level of cost and risk than to envy other people (or reptiles). Better to face death and say "It was fun while it lasted." than to constantly worry.
Yes, the weather or the Nile can't be controlled but that never stopped the ancient Egyptians vacating then remeasuring their farmland. A rethink of defences, contingency plans and acceptable risk may be needed.
I thought I was the morbid, 'glass half empty' person around here.
Matthew Greet
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
- Mark Renton, Trainspotting.
