Trifling philosophies...

Sorrows in life are commonplace and each of its kind is met with significant dread. Yet the greatest sorrow commands a awe that quite undermines its dignity. And this is why... Generalization of sorrow makes it much more endurable. If I flunk an exam, I feel significantly sadder than if I have some company. This stems from the basic attitude of man to seek solace in company. They say 'birds of the same feather flock together' but this context might see it as 'birds charred in the same fire condole each other'. One classic testimony to this fact, and steering to the greatest sorrow I talked about, is our attitude towards death. Its inevitable and come what may, it always arrives to vanquish the life in us in a jiffy. Many believe its inevitability is the cause of the attitude towards it. But this is not so. It is the singularly most tragic event of any life, yet because we have the entire humankind on the same boat, we live life, conveying by no means that it must end by so dreadful a manner...