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Arturus Australis
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nothing, zilch, nix, diddly squat
the saddest thought - to have lived for naught
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Debra Squyres
Date: 1/11/2013 3:01:00 PM
I've not heard of this form...must look it up. I don't think any of us live for naught, we just need to find a purpose that fufills our life. Enjoyed.
Arturus Australis
Date: 1/11/2013 11:37:00 PM
(cont'd from below) to emphasise the very thing you have referred to: finding your purpose. However, I do think hedonists have lived for naught as, being self-absorbed, they miss the whole purpose of life, which Huxley put so well when he said something along the lines of there is only one worthwhile form of progress and that is progress towards charity and compassion.
Arturus Australis
Date: 1/11/2013 11:31:00 PM
What is an Epigram? A dwarfish whole; Its body brevity, and wit its soul. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Glad you enjoyed. The Wikipedia article (from which I've lifted the Coleridge quote) explains the origin and development of this very varied form. I struggle to categorise some of my poetic efforts. As to this one, its point was (cont'd)
