/lit/ - Literature

>>4439747
Why? what about him do you dislike? or are you just perpetuating another's opinion?

>>1743022

Integrity is necessary for the creation of personal meaning in spite of the ultimate futility of doing so.

I am not suggesting these things are objectively good, but that they are necessary for the human mind to simultaneously accept truth and still appreciate life as something worthwhile. I created this small metaphorical story in the shower this morning:

Three men are going to be executed on a rainy day in Nazi occupied France; a Priest, a Patriot and an Absurdist. They are all permitted to have one last request they are shot.

The Priest asks for a bible so that he may die praising God. The Nazi officers agree and shoot a bullet into his heart through the bible he had held to his quivering chest.

The Patriot asks for a blindfold so that he may pretend to be somewhere else. The officers agree and shoot a bullet into his brain through the flag which he had wrapped around his shaven head.

The Absurdist asks if they Nazi officers can wait until the rain stops, because he doesn't want to get his clothes wet. The officers agree and shoot a bullet into his eyes which were gazing apathetically into the face of his executioner through the newly fresh air.

ITT: We attempt to summon Tybrax.