Paul Conti

I don't think that means that life is suffering, right?

If we say, well, life is suffering, then what am I doing?

Then I'm trying to erase from my mind like the birth of my children, right?

Like things that were filled with joy, right?

Like life is not entirely suffering, but life brings a lot of suffering.

And for some people, it brings such disproportionate suffering and the people don't survive the suffering.

And I think when people are conscientious and empathic, they...

That really bothers us, right?

The suffering in our own lives and the fact that others at times could seem to be so overwhelmed by suffering that they don't even get a chance to see good.

And I do think there's truth to that and there's sadness and distress to that.

But to say, therefore, life is suffering, I think is completely untrue.

And it ignores the fact that someone even made a trombone.

let alone that there's a little bit out of sync and someone's playing the trombone.

That's cool.

There's elements of the absurd that you said are neat and interesting.

And if we start accepting that we can't understand or control everything, then we can accept and I think really love and foster the beauty in our lives.

Why is that sad?

Is it because we're taught to think?

Look, at some point you and I are going to say goodbye today.

I hope we're richer for it, and then we take that goodness off with us.