To the point of self-destruction? . . . Ah, heck, it'd still be worth it.

the lesson of the moth

 

i was talking to a moth

the other evening

he was trying to break into

an electric light bulb

and fry himself on the wires

 

why do you fellows

pull this stunt i asked him

because it is the conventional

thing for moths or why

if that had been an uncovered

candle instead of an electric

light bulb you would

now be a small unsightly cinder

have you no sense

 

plenty of it he answered

but at times we get tired

of using it

we get bored with the routine

and crave beauty

and excitement

fire is beautiful

and we know that if we get

too close it will kill us

but what does that matter

it is better to be happy

for a moment

and be burned up with beauty

than to live a long time

and be bored all the while

so we wad all our life up

into one little roll

and then we shoot the roll

that is what life is for

it is better to be a part of beauty

for one instant and then cease to

exist than to exist forever

and never be a part of beauty

our attitude toward life

is come easy go easy

we are like human beings

used to be before they became

too civilized to enjoy themselves

 

and before i could argue him

out of his philosophy

he went and immolated himself

on a patent cigar lighter

i do not agree with him

myself i would rather have

half the happiness and twice

the longevity

 

but at the same time i wish

there was something i wanted

as badly as he wanted to fry himself

 

archy*

<o> <o>

*The cockroach who used Don Marquis's typewriter to write.

One needs only so much freedom as one needs in order to employ logic to its fullest. When logic is employed in full force, it is inevitable that rules that are logical remain and those that are illogical be eliminated. Thus one can construct the necessary framework in order to maintain a human society with no excess of control.

Ah, perfect worlds.

One needs only so much freedom as one needs in order to employ logic to its fullest. When logic is employed in full force, it is inevitable that rules that are logical remain and those that are illogical be eliminated. Thus one can construct the necessary framework in order to maintain a human society with no excess of control.

 

Ah, perfect worlds.

thats a logical rule, there's nothing bad about that but I'd like if you picked one or two.

There's never only two options.

I never said there was, I would just like if people chose one of the two.

So... I'd myself prefer to choose another option. So you'll let me choose the other option right?

Yup.

Thanks.