[MD] Is it serious?

[MarshaV]

Hello Will,

The song 'Suicide is Painless' seems to be perfect to accompany your 
Alan Watts piece.  It is about life and very playful  For me, it's 
always been about the suicide of the ego, 'and I and take or leave 
it, if I please', and 'The sword of time will pierce our skins'. The 
reference to time is ego. It seems full Buddhist wisdom relating to 
pain and suffering, and letting go.  I bet Alan Watts would have 
loved the song.

Here are the lyrics:

Through early morning fog I see visions of the things to be
The pains that are withheld for me I realize and I can see . . .
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

I try to find a way to make all our little joys relate
Without that ever-present hate but now I know that it's too late,
and . . .That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

The game of life is hard to play. I'm gonna lose it anyway.
The losing card I'll someday lay so this is all I have to say.
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

The only way to win is cheat and lay it down before I'm beat,
and to another give my seat for that's the only painless feat.
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

The sword of time will pierce our skins it doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in the pain grows stronger . . . watch it 
grin, but . . .
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

A brave man once requested me to answer questions that are key
'Is it to be or not to be' and I replied 'oh why ask me?'
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.
And you can do the same thing if you choose.
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At 03:08 PM 5/17/2009, you wrote:
>Bring back so many memories.  Thanks for that, it made my day!
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>Willblake2
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>On May 17, 2009, at 10:33:51 AM, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
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>An analogy with music, my favorite song:
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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yc52NckGLs
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>Marsha
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>At 01:20 PM 5/17/2009, you wrote:
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> >Grab a cup of coffee, relax, spend 9 minutes with Alan Watts "Is 
> it serious?"
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asqd1H4IluQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdeoxy% 
> 2Eorg%2Fvidplay%3Fv%3Dasqd1H4IluQ&feature=player_embedded
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> >Willblake2
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