Woah. I’m still watching this and I don’t know how much I agree or disagree yet but it’s surprisingly powerful. [Anderson Cooper recently lost his mother, who he was close to]
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You said “‘What punishments of God are not gifts?’ Do you really believe that?” @andersoncooper asks comedian Stephen Colbert, choking back tears as they discuss grief.
“Yes,” Colbert replies. “It’s a gift to exist, and with existence comes suffering. There’s no escaping that.”
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