I'm not gonna argue that the feelings and experiences aren't real. I'd be wrong if I tried to say as much.
[No...those had been real. He was certain of that without any doubt.]
But a perfect dream without pain or suffering--I think there's a word for that kind of thing, but I can't remember what it is--it just isn't right to me. Pain, anguish, loss, all that kind of thing? That's what makes the better parts of life worth living through.
It ain't the same as living if you don't have that to balance it out.
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[No...those had been real. He was certain of that without any doubt.]
But a perfect dream without pain or suffering--I think there's a word for that kind of thing, but I can't remember what it is--it just isn't right to me. Pain, anguish, loss, all that kind of thing? That's what makes the better parts of life worth living through.
It ain't the same as living if you don't have that to balance it out.