[backdated to yesterday]

[deathofdelilah]

The key to happiness is simply this:

Life is short.

You will die.

No one owes you anything in this world.

And there is no key to happiness.

And most of you will die miserable and alone.

There. Now you have all been informed.

Comments

(Private)

[valentineluke]

You are incorrigible.

(Private)

[deathofdelilah]

I thought it would be a good antidote to the overly optimistic advice being doled out all day.

Re: (Private)

[valentineluke]

You should start a side venture in greeting cards.

(Private)

[deathofdelilah]

I imagine they would be especially popular for funerals and the ends of relationships.

[worldofourown]

[The sound of clapping, slow and steady.]

Bravo...

A jewel of reasoning, amid barrels of waste.

[deathofdelilah]

Ah, how good to see that someone enjoyed it.

[worldofourown]

How could I not, when my ears have so far been inflicted with saccharine untruths.

[deathofdelilah]

Too many here in the community favor sweet promises rather than harsh realities.

[worldofourown]

The truth will dawn on them, soon enough.

[A chuckle.]

Whether they accept it, or not.

[deathofdelilah]

Oh, it always does. Particularly on death beds.

[worldofourown]

Death needn't always come in their beds.

[Karl smirks.]

For most, the final understanding alights only when death is swift and sudden. That's always the best sort to watch.

[deathofdelilah]

Is it? There isn't always time for the dawning realization to cross their features.

[worldofourown]

~On the contrary.

One simply has to look close enough.

[He's all for the creepiness joys of closeness B]b]

[deathofdelilah]

Perhaps I will keep your observations in mind for the future.

[private voice;]

[jiyuna_togabito]

Pessimistic, aren't we? Or perhaps "bitter" is a better word for it?

[private voice;]

[deathofdelilah]

Cynical, perhaps. And all too willing to be honest with anyone listening.

[private voice;]

[jiyuna_togabito]

Heh, that's more than what some deserve.

[private voice;]

[deathofdelilah]

Perhaps, but most don't seem to want to listen to begin with.

[a_parting_word]

Goodness, man, children might hear you.

[deathofdelilah]

Let them; it will make things easier for them to deal with as they grow older.

[a_parting_word]

...you're only doing this for sport.

[deathofdelilah]

I'm doing it to counteract the wave of sentimentality this curse has brought us.

Besides, children would be all the better for knowing it. I've known the world's true nature since I was but nine. [And look how well he turned out!]

[a_parting_word]

You're doing it out of spite.

[deathofdelilah]

Does it make the words any less true?

[a_parting_word]

I haven't died yet, to say how it ends.

[deathofdelilah]

Neither have I, and yet I don't doubt it will happen.

[wouldnotkindly]

[Jack has seen a fair amount of dark attitudes in his time, but this seems a bit much even for him.]

Do you really think that's going to help anyone?

[deathofdelilah]

Better to accept a harsh truth than wrap oneself in a comforting lie.

[wouldnotkindly]

The truth doesn't always have to be that harsh.

[deathofdelilah]

Reality is harsh.

[forhishonor]

[ ....WHAT KIND OF ADVICE IS THAT??? ]

How is that supposed to make anyone happy?!

[deathofdelilah]

It'll save them the disappointment of finding these things out on their own; better to accept them early than to weep at how unfair the world is when misfortune arises.

[forhishonor]

You didn't have to say it so bluntly! Not everything is as miserable as you make it sound. There's plenty of happy things too.

[deathofdelilah]

Someone needed to balance all of the froth that was being advised. I'm merely providing perspective.

[forhishonor]

Is your perspective usually this dark?

[deathofdelilah]

The world itself is a dark place.

[forhishonor]

That doesn't mean we can't find bright spots in it.

[iwatchtjhooker]

Anyone who doesn't already think that won't believe you. So thanks.

[deathofdelilah]

Perhaps, but they can't say they weren't warned.

[iwatchtjhooker]

That will be so much consolation to everyone.