Arab Nights (imported) wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:07 pm I have a question which came up from thinking about the Anthony Bourdain movie: Roadrunner. The overriding question of the movie is why would someone with such talent and success commit suicide. We probably all see it thru our own lenses. I thought the key was a friend saying the two best things in life are leaving home to do something and coming home. He had two failed marriages, he could not be the parent he wanted to be because of his travel. He seven year relationship with an Italian hottie was falling apart and the paparazzi were publishing photos of her with a new beau. My guess is that age 62 he was just tired of the same old circle of exciting travel while the other thing he wanted deep down, relationships, withered.

I ran it by my acupuncturist, who is big on Taoism. She said that many people have an inherent conflict in life. There is the desire to develop and express yourself as an individual. There is also the desire to be part of a group, a community, a family, to have deep relations with people. Those can be in conflict, like inhaling and exhaling. You need to breathe, but you have to work out the balance and timing right for you. She added that some conflicts cannot be resolved.

To me this would apply to some guys approaching the question of the big C. Anybody here have any comments about how you think thru and decide. I think one guy here who has done a lot of damage to his stuff said he has learned to masturbate when he starts to have thoughts. That solves things until he gets horny again.

Any others.