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Date: Wed, 18-Jun-86 16:58:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 18 16:58:27 1986
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Like the material stoic who denies himself the expectation of pleasure
and sustenance to save himself from the disappointment of anguish and
hunger, I deny myself the expectation of salvation to save myself from
the disappointment of a realization - the realization that I am
inevitably approaching the termination of my very existence.
A realization need not be fully comprehended in all its subtle entirety
to strike paralyzing fear into the deep-core of a man ... a mere reminder
to his subconscious jolts him awake to the horror he has really known
all the while.
      - mhb/explorer, philosopher and software developer at large