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Discussion
I disagree with life being a privilege. To me, it seems more like a curse versus never having existed in the first place.
That said, none of us had any choice in the matter thanks to our parents, so I’m damn sure going to keep making the best of it. When it’s my time or if things get bad enough though, I’ll have no problem going back to nothingness.
I think in the moment when Marcus expressed these words, in his perceptional reality life was a privilege for him.
Very real possibility.
And don’t get me wrong, I value Meditations above almost every other philosophical text mainly because it seems like (we can’t really know for sure) some thoughtful old guy’s notes to himself on how to find joy in his life rather than something intended to impress his philosophy inclined academic buddies.
I just disagree with the notion that life is this special beautiful thing most people tell themselves because they are afraid or haven’t found a way to be joyful without such a notion.