"There is something extremely sophisticated and glorious about the flutter of the throat which smoking gives you. At certain key moments – during coffee, after a meal – it is one of the great satisfactions of being alive. The key again is in the smallness of the pleasure. It does not overcome you. It treads water with you. We currently see life primarily in terms of longevity. Pretty much all coverage of dietary habits is about prolonging life. Few people ever talk anymore about living life well; living it thoroughly. Late nights, rich dinners and good, visceral adventures take years off your life. They shorten it. God, if he existed, would be a fair cop: Those who live life thoroughly, live it short. Those who live cautiously, live long. One must decide which path one wishes to take. But let us get rid of this absurdity where the latter camp claims moral superiority over the former."
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:02:09 +0000
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