Why bother –
For all is vanity, and
Man will turn to dust
and every artifact of our past lives
will go to a landfill
Sooner or later. Eventually,
the only certainty
Is that my children
or someone else’s children
will take the trash out.
© 2021 Jewish Young Professional
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Written belatedly for dVerse Quadrille #126 – Come “bother” up a poem and Word Of The Day Challenge – Past
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For what it’s worth, I don’t really feel this way. (Most of the time.)
Jewish Young Professional 
We are impermanent. I hear you!
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True. Our existence is really quite temporary
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What a twist. It was all biblical until the landfill part.
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Gotta mix the biblical with the modern to keep it relevant, you know
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Ha! Too funny.
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Well done! The disclaimer worked ….. and gave me a giggle.
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We need some dark humor sometimes
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I do so love the dystopian shade to this quadrille! I wonder if the current pandemic makes one feel like this at times. Gorgeously rendered 💝
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Thank you! I threw in that disclaimer lest readers get the wrong idea, but I do think the pandemic and other events get one thinking in this direction.
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Hahaha, A+ ending. I definitely have moments where I feel this way.
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Yeah, I try not to, but I definitely think this way sometimes.
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Ha! This is a fun one! Love it.
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Thank you!
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Good stuff 👍
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Thank you!
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I got shades of Ecclesiastes running through this. And the disclaimer/non-disclaimer made me laugh. Fun read!
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I was referencing Ecclesiastes in the beginning. Thanks!
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Exactly what I thought – Ecclesiastes in a nutshell.
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Good one ☝️ Loved it.
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Thank you!
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Yes, but we can leave the world better for all people, so that robots will take out the trash, and every human being can be free to create and contribute in the way best for that person, and for all of us.
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Amen to that!
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Well written, and I’m very glad you seldom feel like this.
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I pray to leave a legacy of a well-lived life to my children and grandchildren. My grandmother provided that for my cousins, my brother, and me; now it’s my turn!
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That is beautiful ❤️. So beautiful to have had a wonderful grandmother as a role model.
I wish I could say I feel the same. Unfortunately, I haven’t yet been blessed with children and I am doubtful that children will be in the cards for me. I do struggle with the idea of my legacy given the likelihood that I won’t have descendants.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford.
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We are creative, aware individuals who are fully capable of defining meaning and purpose for ourselves. We are free to adopt dogma, nihilism, or freedom of thought.
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Good point. I went with this more nihilistic angle for the poem, but you are absolutely right that this mindset like any other, is a conscious choice.
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I think the meaning of life is that G-d gave us a job to do in this world. Our job doesn’t have to be big or hard. It could be just a smile to a passerby, a thank you to the grocery clerk, a small amount of tzedakah, or creating this blog so we can have pleasure and intellectual stimulation from reading it.
🙂
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Aww. 🙂 I think you are quite generous to compare this blog to the mitzvah of a small amount of tzedakah! But it is important to recognize that even the seemingly small tasks to improve the world really count. Thank you!
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