11-26-2012, 10:23 PM
Pain itself doesn't make a better poem, or a better person. But if Leanne says that people need to learn, and become more intelligent, imaginitive and creative: that takes effort, and time. I described painful things about myself. It hurts to think. It hurts when I think about anything. I spend several hours reading and writing, going for walks and thinking; and it hurts like hell. Some people have learning disabilities and tying their shoes or brushing their teeth can be as difficult as solving a complicated math problem. So you get exhausted quick. People tell me I'm wasting time doing what I do, that I should just use drugs and sit in front of the TV, and life will be easier. I have to work hard just to live at all, and I work even harder reading, listening, thinking, writing, trying to understand and do things with my life. I agree with Leanne about people learning or trying to learn. But if what I'm doing is already hedonistic, I might as well take the advice of the people around me and dope myself up and sit and watch TV?