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102 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2009
Chidi: He's having an existential crisis. It's a sort of anguish people go through when they contemplate the silent indifference of our empty universe. Look, the good news is, if he can work through this, it's the first step towards understanding human ethics.
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Chidi: Well, now that you've become acquainted with existential crises, I thought we could read "Death" by philosopher Todd May.
Eleanor: Sounds like the perfect beach read.
On a recent retreat, I was beside a river early one morning and a rower passed. I watched the boat slip by and enjoyed the beauty in a radically new way. The moment was sufficient; there was nothing I wanted to add or take away—no thought of how I wanted to do this every day, or how I wanted to learn to row, or how I wished I was in the boat. Nothing but the pleasure of witnessing it.