The Good The Bad And The Butters

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I've always said if I ever had kids, I wouldn't let them go to school. Instead, I'd just play South Park episodes to teach them morals, principles, and character. Don't worry I'm not having any kids. Seriously though, there's some good stuff in this show.

"In the episode "Raisins" (Season 7, Episode 14) Stan breaks up with long time girlfriend, Wendy. Stan becomes a "goth" due to his harsh view of reality. Near the end, Stan sees Butters crying on the street, because his own girlfriend had just broke up with him. Having just lost his girlfriend too, Stan claims how horrible it feels. But then Butters says something profound. He's glad in a way: he can feel so deeply for someone. Also, if there wasn't sadness, how would he know when he felt joy?

I agree that the world is cold and naturalistic and in realization of this, it can be painful, even depressing. But calming your mind because the idea is too painful to think through defeats the purpose of being a person of feeling, thinking, consciousness, and depth. I know to be thankful for things that might seem meek to others because I know there is such pain and suffering. I try to picture a person's eyes right before the gun goes off in their face to remember that life is precious and can be taken at anytime, not by a vengeful, spiteful or cryptic entity, but by sheer luck of the draw. It wasn't cause you were bad. Life's fucked, but remember the joy you had and it will come again. I've found this to be true for all, though few, things I've gone through. No pain, no gain. No guts, no glory. No in, no out.

Learn pain. Understand that you feel it for a reason, and it has its purposes. For instance, depression I've found makes me more decisive and analytic.

Anger can be used to defend or torture the weak. Thinking and feeling is the compass that decides which way you go. Whatever you've gone through determines how you think and feel.

It makes you less of a rock,

and more human.

If Butters understands this, we all should be able to.