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Old 08-17-13, 08:37 AM   #22
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Feuer frei, nobody has forced you to read his written stuff. Nobody has forced you to take extensive note of his decision and death. you have been free from first second on to just flip the browser page, et voila. He certainly wrote that site for people only who took interest in what he wanted to say. But he did not trick anybody not interested into it.

If you do not feel like wanting to know a bit about how he argued over his decision - then do not read it. Simple. I personally am not personally interested in the man, I did not know him, his death means nothing to me, and I feel no sadness over it - how could I feel sad about a loss that I do not perceive as a loss...? But I noted that some of his reasoning made me smile and made me feel good, and that I agree with some of it. I think that is what he wanted to achieve, and indirectly he even admits that, somewhere.

There is this nice story by Ray Bradbury where an Irish fella dies who had collected a huge amount of wine or whisky, I forgot what it was. To the disbelief of the village community he left behind a last will saying that all his liquid treasures should be spilled over his coffin, into his grave. The people exactly did that. They lined up at the open grave, dropped their pants, drank bottle for bottle and pissed at the same time into the grave, laughing. That way, the funeral became an event where everybody was feeling good and had a good time, and it was to be remembered for many years to come. I would like to leave behind a last will like that myself one day!
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