You Will Die. You Will Not Live Forever. Nor Will Any Man Or Any Thing. Nothing Is Immortal. But Only

“You will die. You will not live forever. Nor will any man or any thing. Nothing is immortal. But only to us is it given to know that we must die. And that is a great gift: The gift of selfhood. For we have only what we know we must lose, what we are willing to lose… That selfhood which is our torment, and our treasure, and our humanity, does not endure. It changes; it is gone, a wave on the sea. Would you have the sea grow still and the tides cease, to save one wave, to save yourself? Would you give up the craft of your hands, and the passion of your heart, and the light of sunrise and sunset, to buy safety for yourself - safety forever?”

— Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore

The Pink House (1892), William Degouve de Nuncques / Flight 717: Going To Denmark, The Mountain Goats

ive been wanting to get into living what do you guys recommend for a beginner

"You wearing a collar in public is bad cuz I didn't consent" you wearing a bracelet in public is bad cuz I didn't consent to it.

Yall don't really have a right to consent to other peoples clothes.

I found this picture a while ago. Idk why but it just fills me up with joy. The dog is so happy

Rain

by Raymond Carver

Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read. Fought against it for a minute. Then looked out the window at the rain. And gave over. Put myself entirely in the keep of this rainy morning. Would I live my life over again? Make the same unforgiveable mistakes? Yes, given half a chance. Yes.