Sentient life is a curse

[Darkover]

We're almost constantly suffering or experiencing some inconvenience. Briefly we experience happiness, mirth and other pleasant emotions by satisfying physiological and psychological needs rooted in our biology. And we don't usually stay that way for long. Otherwise we're prone to experiencing states such as hunger, depression, envy and pain when these needs cannot be adequately fulfilled. We're constantly trying to meet our desires, and very often we can't because of our surrounding circumstances. We've come into a cold, unfeeling universe by chance - not of our own volition - and we're all destined to suffer to some extent. Some more than others.

Life isn't a gift. You don't force gifts onto people. Especially not gifts which can potentially cause great degrees of suffering. Instead of creating sentient beings which require extremely specific needs to be met in order to momentarily avoid suffering, we should aim to prevent as much suffering as possible for those unfortunate enough to be born into this world.

 

[FuneralCry]

It truly is such a terrible curse having the ability to exist, I've always wished I was never burdened with the ability to suffer so extremely, existence truly is something so dreadful and harmful which is why it repluses me how we cannot just easily free ourselves from this existence we were enslaved in, instead we are just expected to suffer endlessly, destined to decay and die anyway. I find it tragic how life exists and how humans just create more suffering, continuing this cycle of endless cruelty.

 

[アホペンギン]

This is very right, it is in my opinion very cruel that people strive to have children, regardless of the situation that they'll provide them and raise them in. Even if the parents had good lives themselves doesn't guarantee that the children will be the same. There is always unlimited potential for some degree of suffering in this world and there is absolutely no doubt that you'll be met with the unfortunate of suffering greatly.