a lesson

[jazzfish]

it is better to be happy
for a moment
and be burned up with beauty
than to live a long time
and be bored all the while

--archy (Don Marquis), "the lesson of the moth"

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[tamnonlinear.livejournal.com]

"The Benefits of Ignorance" by Hal Sirowitz

If ignorance is bliss, Father said,
shouldn't you be looking blissful?
You should check to see if you have
the right kind of ignorance. If you're
not getting the benefits that most people
get from acting stupid, then you should
go back to what you always were—
being too smart for your own good.