Capybara on the Meaning of Life

WE ARE NOT BORN TO DIE, DOES A BOOK BEGIN JUST TO FINISH? DOES A SONG OPEN WITH A BEAUTIFUL CHORD PURELY TO END? YES, WE ARE BORN WITH THE INEVITABLE FATE OF DEATH, BUT THAT IS MERELY THE FINAL ACT OF THE PLAY. WE ARE BORN TO LOVE, BE JOYOUS, TO MOVE, LEARN, CRY AND FEEL. WE ARE IN FACT BORN TO LIVE

A capybara sits calmly in the back seat of a car while large captions deliver a philosophical reflection on life and death. The joke is the contrast between the serene rodent and the unexpectedly earnest existential monologue. It is sent as a sincere-but-absurd reaction to conversations about mortality, purpose, or enjoying life.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 426 2021-12-08