"We all come into this world between urine and feces. And we will all become the cuisine of terrestrial worms. E'erbody come in and go out all ugly like that. So the question is - the question is - how are you going to spend your dash?"
-- Tavis Smiley, host, The Tavis Smiley Show on PBS & Public Radio International
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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well yes, considering i want to be buried in a conserve the earth cemetary which means no to embalming fluid and coffins which can't or take a long time to decay... i'm glad you're back with this provoking post... does that mean we should be less grossed out or more? or is it a metaphor for the duality of existence?
That's a fantastic quote. And it makes me glad that I've already told Dan and my family to make sure I'm cremated.
Tavis Smiley never fails to crack me up. His show is hiLARious!
If you ever have the chance to see him speak, I highly recommend it. He said many more brilliant things, but I was too engaged to write them down.
And to Mendacious' point, I think he was trying to put into a stark light that we are all on equal footing when we come in and go out...and the only thing that makes us better or worse is what we do.
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