nightbirdblue

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May 29, 2025

She left him and he left her long before thier bodies did. There was no fighting no acrimony just a palpable slide into entropy, the natural way of all things to lose order and decay. Even relationships cannot escape it. Signs, oh yes they were everywhere. Seperate lives, separate conversations, fewer words, less...

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Alexandria
1 year, 2 months ago

I get this. I wish I didn’t. You bring things out that most of us won’t express. Thank you for sharing, Peter.
- Backdeckbenny (Peter)
  1 year, 2 months ago
  
  Thanks Alexandria for your comment.
  Unfortunately, for those prone to self reflection, we are acutely aware of the five remembrances of Buddhism.
  Just in case you have forgotten them….
  
  I am of the nature to grow old.
  There is no way to escape growing old.
  
  I am of the nature to have ill-health.
  There is no way to escape having ill-health.
  
  I am of the nature to die.
  There is no way to escape death.
  
  All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change.
  There is no way to escape being separated from them.
  
  My actions are my only true belongings.
  I cannot escape the consequences of my actions.
  My actions are the ground on which I stand.

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