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My cat just died. What is the point of all this? (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago by lowleveldata@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Do we just live and suffer and die?

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[–] garibaldi_biscuit@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

It can be helpful to see these attacks of grief over the sudden memory of now passed family, friends, and pets in a different way:

Which is how incredibly lucky you are to have had those experiences and memories in your life as opposed to not having had them at all. Which is something to be grateful for.