An Old Man Says Unsettling Things

Retiree.

Me.

Old.

Irrelevant.

Decay.

Death.

Laughter.

Nervous laughter.

Perspiration.

Adjusting collar.

Is he still there?

He's right behind me, isn't he?

Stalked.

Sometimes he likes to take it slow. It's not as fun if you're expecting it. 

It's about time for some Terror Management Theory.

Does it matter, though, if death catches you by surprise? All you'll experience is some brief disappointment and possibly some embarrassment just before you haven't a care in the world. Afterwards, amnesia. 

No anamnesis. No recall. No checking your mental notes to maintain and maintenance your ego.

Which is really all the ego is… a doing… the maintenance of a system constantly evolving. A system that thinks it holds itself up.

The ego doesn't hold itself up by its own bootstraps. It has help with it's transformations. 

More on that later.











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