Life is a Journey

Life is a journey. But the journey is not improved by prolonging it. The journey is improved when it is more valuable: more joyful, more helpful, more impactful. The game is meant to be played. It is not meant to be prolonged.

The lie that the Hungry Empire preaches is a deception, this idea that death is punishment and a monster to be avoided at all costs. In convincing us of the evil of death, we become more willing submit to the yoke of the empire. And so instead of living a good life of decent length, we endure a long and torturous existence in service to those who imagine themselves our betters.

Freedom is impossible for those who live in fear of death.

-From the Ars Holistica