Impulse Reality 257

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     $$ $$                             "On Sadness" 
     $$ $$                        written by Pat Leech 
     $$ $$                          released 8/01/04 
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	There are two types of people: those who understand sadness and 
        those who don't. That doesn't mean people who don't understand 
        sadness don't get sad: I believe everyone probably does. Sadly, 
        you don't need to understand sadness to be sad. 

	But just like anything, you do need to understand sadness to be 
        able to appreciate it. These people who don't understand sadness, 
        they hide it. They ride it out safely. They think it's some kind 
        of malady.  

	I mean sadness like the part in the slow cabana song when you know 
        the lyrics are done and the musicians pause for a beat, then pick up 
        again, and someone plays a sparse little solo as they fade out. 
        You've got to savour sadness like an ice cream that's melting fast 
        in the sun. You've got draw it out on your tongue, make the flavour 
        last. It's not masochistic to enjoy sadness. It's appreciation. 

	Just like many things, sadness is good by itself, but it's better 
        when done with others. I'm not talking about misery, I'm talking  
        about sadness: vibrant, violent sadness. Sadness for sport. Sad 
        Sprees. Sadness like taking your vitamins. Sadness that makes life 
        worth living, makes a memory worth remembering. If you can't  
        appreciate those moments of sadness, I pity you. 

	Listen to me, you depressed folks: revel in sadness. Stretch it out, 
        make it last. Smile with tears. 

	One thing though: don't do it at work or with people you don't trust. 
        Shared sadness is the greatest exchange between good friends, a gift 
        that will bring tears to your eyes long after the delirium has faded. 

 
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