Friends, your existences are
meaningless; you're a bunch idiots with opinions
"full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."Silenus told you what's what.
As did Sophocles, who listened to his wisdom:
People of Thebes, my countrymen, look on Oedipus.
He solved the famous riddle (of the Sphinx) with his brilliance,
He rose to power, a man beyond all power.
Who could behold his greatness without envy?
Now what a black sea of terror has overwhelmed him.
Now as we keep our watch and wait the final day,
Count no man happy till he dies,
Free of pain at last (Sophocles,
Oedipus Rex).
Best of all for mortal beings is never to have been born,
Nor ever to have seen the bright light of the sun;
But, since he is born, a man should make haste to reach the gates of death,
And then to rest, buried in earth piled high above him (Sophocles,
Oedipus at Colonus).
And finally, here's a
book to discuss at birthday parties:
Have a great day!
