A quotation from Orwell

So far as we can see, both horror and pain are necessary to the continuance of life on this planet, and it is therefore open to pessimists like Swift to say: “If horror and pain must always be with us, how can life be significantly improved?” His attitude is in effect the Christian attitude, minus the bribe of a “next world” — which, however, probably has less hold upon the minds of believers than the conviction that this world is a vale of tears and the grave is a place of rest.

George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1946-09), “Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver’s Travels,” Polemic, No. 5

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/orwell-george/76252/

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Former Rochdale midfielder Thompson dies at 36 - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5y08qxjgy8o
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Nein ich finde, manchmal muss man akzeptieren. Wo führt das hin? #dogsofmastodon #rip #death https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/18/experience-i-spent-50000-cloning-my-dog?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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#OnThisDay in 1934, #DonKirshner, American rock & roll producer known as "The Man With the Golden Ear" (invented bubblegum music), born in Bronx, New York (d. 2011). 🕊
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At the death of #Russian #rap’s wildest #poet. Remembering #ПашаТехник (#PashaTechnique, #PashaTekhnik) + Pasha's 3 best #songs
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https://musicinrussian.com/pasha_technique_1984-2025/