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soldierant

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16. As much as I might like to be accompanied by a beloved person or animal,
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 02:27 PM
Nov 20

If I brought one or the other,
I would shorten their life.
I would deprive others of their companionship.
I would remove them from a world which might desperately need them to
accomplish something that only they can.
Some of the above almost certainly would lead to other people suffering,
possibly even dying.
And I haven't even gone into consent.
Not to mention that just the thought of cramming another person or a large
animal or even a small animal into a suitcase gives me the creeps.

Gold, or other inanimate objects, don't need to consent, and their removal from the world doesn't harm other people, unless they're stolen, or any animals, unless they're dog toys or catnip.

The more you love someone, the more invested you are in their being free to make their own choices and live their own life and be themselves. That's basically why I would never think of putting them in a suitcase, even to take them to heaven.

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