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On Death
11 years ago
It must be emphasized that:
We are not an official Church of Satan group. We are not here on behalf of the Church of Satan. We are not a "Satanic Community."
We are a group on FurAffinity that are made up of individuals who follow the Church of Satan and the works of Anton LaVey. The comforting thing about life is that everybody dies at some point.
On one hand, people who die are cut off from the pleasures of life. On the other hand, although the dead no longer experience pleasure, they also no longer experience pain. Either way, it's important to remember that pain is fleeting: it will leave you in its own time, or when you leave this life. However, pleasure is also fleeting: when you leave this life, you can no longer experience pleasure.
This is why, to Satanists, life is so valuable: you only get a small window in which you can experience pleasure, and you can't know when that window will close, whether it's due to circumstance, chance, or all of that pain finally catching up with you. It is for this same reason that Satanism nurtures passion and hedonism: before that window closes, you should acquire as much pleasure as you possibly can.
When you are mourning for another's death, remember that they are no longer in pain. Recall all of the pleasures they had in life, and strive to make the most out of your existence before that window closes for you, too. Rest easy, knowing that they are at peace. Then, relentlessly pursue what gives you pleasure, knowing that you are right behind them, and that you will achieve that very same peace.
Even if you only extract one unit of pleasure for every hundred units of pain throughout your lifetime, it's still worth it.
Hail Satan!
On one hand, people who die are cut off from the pleasures of life. On the other hand, although the dead no longer experience pleasure, they also no longer experience pain. Either way, it's important to remember that pain is fleeting: it will leave you in its own time, or when you leave this life. However, pleasure is also fleeting: when you leave this life, you can no longer experience pleasure.
This is why, to Satanists, life is so valuable: you only get a small window in which you can experience pleasure, and you can't know when that window will close, whether it's due to circumstance, chance, or all of that pain finally catching up with you. It is for this same reason that Satanism nurtures passion and hedonism: before that window closes, you should acquire as much pleasure as you possibly can.
When you are mourning for another's death, remember that they are no longer in pain. Recall all of the pleasures they had in life, and strive to make the most out of your existence before that window closes for you, too. Rest easy, knowing that they are at peace. Then, relentlessly pursue what gives you pleasure, knowing that you are right behind them, and that you will achieve that very same peace.
Even if you only extract one unit of pleasure for every hundred units of pain throughout your lifetime, it's still worth it.
Hail Satan!
So it is with people's lives, deaths, and legacies.
This post really game at the right time, Nightmare. An acquaintance of mine died recently, and I've just been reflecting on his life and legacy, and wishing I had gotten to know him better. Thank you for posting this.
Hail Satan!