Life is a great privilege. There are an awful lot of rocks and stones that never get that privilege. Life is not all torment. Really. One can quite reasonably expect all kinds of worthwhile pleasures from life. Yes, that's mixed in with the hard times, certainly. But on the whole, it's worth the trip. I think.

Whether or not you're chained to the floor pretty much depends on you. If you are chained, then you can get help from a number of sources to become unchained. And when you're unchained, your ambition can power your way to many interesting things.

Whether or not we die in the end is, again to my mind, really irrelevant. We open our eyes one day and realize that without our permission having been asked we've been thrust into this situation called "being a human being." And we can either take advantage of it or not.

Myself, I've been around for a relatively long time, considering the human lifespan. And I've spent a lot of time hurting and a lot of time appreciating. And on the whole, I have to say it's worth it. Beats being a rock. In fact, eating one pizza beats being a rock. Take care!