No Deadline for the Dying

Ok, no deadlines for me this week, so...anyone?

Amorphis - Better Unborn

Better it would be for me
And better it would have been
Had I not been born, not grown
Not been brought into the world
Not had to come to this earth
Not been suckled for the world

If I'd died a three-night-old
Been lost in my swaddling band
I'd have needed but a span of cloth
A span more of wood,
But a cubit of good earth
Two words from the priest
Three verses from the cantor
One clang from the bell


On topic, or not quite: how Japanese tackle the life-is-too-much-to-bear issue.

Even more on topic, and closing the circle with a quote:

"Finland's suicide rate is comparable to Japan's, but you wouldn't know it based on media coverage - I don't recall seeing any news stories on Slashdot about those crazy, depressed Finns."

But we know ;)