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**Beerinkol** · 07-01-2013, 06:24 AM

I get it when looking at the night sky, and when looking down at the earth from a plane window. I don't like flying, in part because I spend the time pondering how tiny and insignificant we all are, how meaningless and petty most of our problems are, etc. It takes a while after landing to get myself back in the proper headspace to be able to go about my daily life.

07-01-2013, 06:24 AM	#6
Beerinkol Join Date Dec 2006 Posts 5,268 Senior Member	I get it when looking at the night sky, and when looking down at the earth from a plane window. I don't like flying, in part because I spend the time pondering how tiny and insignificant we all are, how meaningless and petty most of our problems are, etc. It takes a while after landing to get myself back in the proper headspace to be able to go about my daily life.
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