One of the others shouted a translation: "The beautiful couple is beautiful.
I wanted to know that he would be okay if I died. I wanted to not be a grenade, to not be a malevolent force in the lives of people I loved.
A desert blessing, an ocean curse.
Remember that time in the minivan, twenty minutes ago, when we didn't die?
I don't see any point in nihilism... just as I suppose the nihilist sees no point in everything else.
I believe humans have souls, and I believe in the conservation of souls.