耀
a
r
o
6
e
d
g
2
l
p
a
n

a
r
o
n
h
s
i
a
o
w
a
s
h
e
r
e

 

My general experience of life has been that it is sad. Life is a deeply, deeply sad thing.

That’s not to say that it’s not worth living; it’s worth it in the same way that it’s worth the effort to read a tragic—but beautiful and well-written—novel.

But I honestly can’t relate to those who suggest that it’s joyful, or exhilarating, etc. I’ve never seen it, not in my own life, and not in the lives of those I know.