Hunter S. Thompson quotes
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Ah, man! Get up and watch a sunrise. Find a stream to sit near and just listen. Maybe divorce yourself from politics for awhile. Hike a little. Run a little. Fish a little.
There’s a lot of cool stuff out there that doesn’t involve people.
Thank you for the kind advice.
However, my dislike of middle age is nothing to do with the people in my life.
It is to do with the fact that I can no longer 'play' as I once could.
My body simply cannot do it.
And when I am old - if I live that long?
I will be able to do far less than I still can...which even now is not nearly enough.
And it is not just me.
'About 58% of people aged 65 and older believe that it is “normal” for people to get depressed as they grow older.'
https://www.mhanational.org/depression-older-adults-more-facts
In other words - most seniors are depressed.
The difference is that they accept it as 'normal'.
Whereas younger people, do not.
Many of my friends are seniors.
Not one of them does not seem to be depressed in one way or another.
And the amount of physical ailments, most seniors have is staggering.
Sorry...if you are relatively happy (or better) in said old age?
Power to you.
Seriously.
But if a 'god' offered endless life to me?
But the catch was - that I would have to remain as I am...forever?
I would probably tell him/er: 'pass'.
And if I were old when he/she made the offer?
I would DEFINITELY tell them - 'PISS OFF'.
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You do realize?
The fact that you overreact SO strongly and easily to the simple truth?
Shows how unhappy and unsure of yourself that you truly are?
Happy/contented people do NOT get as angry, as quickly, as you often do.
If you want people to take you seriously?
I suggest you remember that.
And drop the arrogance.
It seems to be getting you nowhere.
We're done here...for now.
Good day.
Sounds like you DESPERATELY need one.
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Yeah, I get all that.
I had my 50th high school reunion this weekend. Enjoyable and depressing at the same time. Some still look pretty good, some like death warmed over.
The difference, I noted, was that those who looked the best were those that were physically active. Not the same as when we were in high school, of course. But, at a more moderate pace. Some walked and hiked versus running. Some changed from tennis to pickleball. That type of thing.
I saw it in my parents and my wife’s parents. When one quits moving, that’s the beginning of the end.
Keep moving, man!
I think that is excellent advice.
I still exercise.
I also meditate.
(though neither enough)
One helps the body.
One helps the mind.
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'And that, I think, was the handle—that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn’t need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting—on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. . . .
So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.”'
Hunter S. Thompson
The ending of his famous, 'Wave Speech'.
https://genius.com/Hunter-s-thompson-the-wave-passage-fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-annotated
For me?
That was late August, 1998.
'That place where the wave finally broke...and rolled back'.
That was the point where I first began to contemplate (subsequently)...that humans had hit their high water mark - for my generation, at least (Gen X'ers).
So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.”'
Hunter S. Thompson
The ending of his famous, 'Wave Speech'.
https://genius.com/Hunter-s-thompson-the-wave-passage-fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-annotated
For me?
That was late August, 1998.
'That place where the wave finally broke...and rolled back'.
That was the point where I first began to contemplate (subsequently)...that humans had hit their high water mark - for my generation, at least (Gen X'ers).
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I must admit that 'Trump Rally's' was the first thing that crossed my mind while I was posting that.
T. A. Gardner
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I think his best quote is When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.