When we must finally face the question of life, many people turn to platitudes. We reassure one another that our lives are precious because life is precious. Or that the world needs us. Or that we each matter. So have hope! Which is all fine and good until you actually think about it and realize that each of these phrases is an empty affirmation, a tautology. And then it starts to look a whole lot like we’ve been conditioned to lie to each other that life is worth living because we can’t or won’t accept the possibility that it’s not. There’s that unspoken conspiracy again.
