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Another reason:

I once had a dream that I was in a big travel hub on the Mars surface. Huge windows looking out across the barren landscape. Something went bang and all the glass broke, the air rushing away, water vapor falling as snow.

As I lay there suffocating to death, I struggled to lift my head just one more time. I was at peace, but I was just curious what it was that killed me.

This.

I’ll explain my behavior this way:

- Humans are herd animals. Need to feel like I belong.
- Can’t look away from the train wreck.
- After the events of 2017, I could use a laugh.
- Need to see how deep the idiocracy goes.
- Support the liberal progressive cause.
- Streisand Effect.
- I don’t care if it’s 100% factual; this is a propaganda war anyway, not a fact war.

So there's the bear and otter reference. I laughed.

For those that would shy away from a book that will seem too Buddhist and ascetic on the surface: My experience with books like this (and the works of Jack Kornfield) is that they provide practical viewpoints and thoughts in a framework that is gentle and playful.

The introduction so far promises four pillars for the mind and four for the heart, built from traditional thought and supported by the sciences.

A bit of a palate-cleanser between all the heavy romance books. I looked in my Audible queue, and there it was.

Given the sadness and loss among my friends, and the sorrows and chaos and hatred in the world, it seemed like a good time to strengthen inner joy, which transcends the outer circumstances.