um... ditto

maybe I'll die before 40, then I won't have to worry about it...

comforting, right?
 

Maybe this is trite, but even if you can only save some trees, if everybody, or even most everybody, saves some trees that *is* the forest. It's cold comfort knowing that you are doing your part if everyone else currently isn't, but you can only realistically and sustainably do so much. As to having children, being ethical or not depends entirely on the parenting of the child. If this whole shebang lasts long enough properly raised children are one of the surest ways to make a difference. Just look at what your parents did, instead of 2 people doing their part and then some, now there are 8, and anyone that those 8 decent people can influence. I think reproduction in the right hands is like an exponential spread of benevolent humanity.
 

STOP
CHANNELING
TIM
AND
READ
SOME
LMM
 

The both of you make me afraid to have conversations with Tim now...
 

At least your not a republican. Think of that and you will be happy....
 

In an old "Peanuts" cartoon, Lucy asked Charlie Brown "why are we here?" To that, Charlie Brown replied "to make others happy." The next frame is of Lucy yelling loudly "WELL THEN SOMEBODY'S NOT DOING THEIR JOB!!"
This may sound like a bunch of Zen bullshit, but life is only meaningful- TRULY meaningful, if you give back more than you take. Be nicer to one more person than was nice to you in a day and you have benefited the whole world. The environment is in a world of hurt, and it's a BIG picture no matter HOW many trees there are blocking the view. Organic is a fad. Free range is a fad. Recycling and reducing your consumption and doing more with less... those are solutions.
Normally if someone says they have worms, it's a medical problem that came from wiping and not washing... you on the other hand, are on the right track.

Theatre is beautiful. Masturbation is beautiful. Artistic masturbation is that much more so. Enjoy it for what it is.

Make someone happy, and your existence is justified. I'm sure you will have no problem doing that.
 

I'm 45, and still in the proverbial forest.... Wanna have coffee?
 

had the exact same thought as Lydia, although my phrasing would have been a heavily sarcasm laden "Ok, TIM."

However, here is my take on all this, for what it's worth, and callous as it may occasionally be. I've oft found myself in a similar downward spiral and know how treacherous that can get. But I've learned something in the past few months thanks to this crazy turn my life has taken. "Grab life by the balls and hang on for the ride." There is too much in the world to worry about to even try worrying about something bigger than ourselves. But there is so much to DO in the world, so much to be a part of, and it is just sitting there for the taking because everyone is too busy worrying! If we just sit around and worry about the parts of it, we'll miss the whole - the proverbial forest/trees analogy all over again. Stop thinking Gestalt and start thinking Get Going! We only regret the opportunities we DON'T take. Even if one we DO take fails miserably, at least we've learned something, and know that we have had the gumption to take the risk.

Everything in life involves a decision, conscious or otherwise - every decision is just like standing at the top of the rock vacillating about jumping into the water.

Fuck the worries, and JUMP!
 

I resent that................hope you two are well!