2023-07-25 I Inquiry I You Might as Well Love I Flint Sparks

The Facts of Life ~ Pádraig Ó Tuama That you were born 
and you will die. That you will sometimes love enough 
and sometimes not. That you will lie
 if only to yourself. That you will get tired. That you will learn most from the situations
 you did not choose. That there will be some things that move you
 more than you can say. That you will live
 that you must be loved. That you will avoid questions most urgently in need of 
your attention. That you began as the fusion of a sperm and an egg
 of two people who once were strangers 
and may well still be. That life isn’t fair.
 That life is sometimes good
 and sometimes better than good. That life is often not so good. That life is real
 and if you can survive it, well,
 survive it well 
with love
 and art
 and meaning given
 where meaning’s scarce. That you will learn to live with regret.
 That you will learn to live with respect. That the structures that constrict you 
may not be permanently constraining. That you will probably be okay. That you must accept change 
before you die
 but you will die anyway. So you might as well live 
and you might as well love.
 You might as well love.
 You might as well love. [from Sorry For Your Troubles]