Tale of Silenus' Wisdom

For many years King Midas hunted through the forest for the teacher of Dionysus, Silenus. When he finally caught the satyr, Midas asked, "What is the best, most desirable thing for man?" After much convincing, Silenus responded, "Why would you force me to say what it would be best for you not to hear? The most desirable thing for the wretched human race is to not be born; for them not to be in the first place. This should our choice, if choice we have; and the next to this is, when we are born, to die as soon as we can."

DECIDE then. Decide to either live or die. Struggle for your existence, and do not let your life waste away into some meaningless time vortex. Don't give your sweat, time and tears to people or things that do not have the utmost meaning to you. To be or not to be, we must struggle simply to stay alive, to exist in a world of suffering and destruction. Do not add to it. Create your food, create art, create an improvement, something that will make your own world better. Another wise man said on his deathbed that he was only able to create any good change in the world around him when he hit the bottom and lost all concept of anything bigger than himself. He created himself and lived a life that could be called art in itself, and that life ended up affecting many, many people. Give love instead of pain to yourself and others, and create rather than destroy. These two simple goals can give you fulfillment and happiness, and can foment a world worth living in for all life. TRY IT.