# Human Life Is So Much Harder Than It Needs To Be

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Podcast: [JOHNSTONE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/johnstone-939221)
Published: 2026-06-08T13:52:33+00:00
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We could just be taking care of one another and holding each other's hands as we hurtle toward the grave. Reading by Tim Foley.

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