DAVE MARTIN On Optimistic Nihilism From beast to priest, everyone poops – The philosophy of: The Caganer (and Carles Puidgemont)

From beast to priest, everyone poops – The philosophy of: The Caganer (and Carles Puidgemont)

Everyone, absolutely everyone, does that. From Alexander the great’s mule driver, all the way up to Alexander himself.

As exiled former president of Catalunya, Carles Puidgment put so blithely, the caganer (a Catalan Christmas tradition) is a reminder that we are all mortals.

From your unrequited love, to the most famous ever personalities you worship or look up to, down the those you despise, they all poop. So there’s no need to think you are more or less important, more or less significant than you are. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.

 

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