Sometimes, as I sit here drafting yet another think piece, one foot dangling over the cliff of despair I call my escalating caffeine addiction, I can’t help but ponder: what’s the point of it all? Why even bother, when death, that lonely drinker, looms ever so patiently?
Enter the extraordinary lives of Dr. Paul Everlast and his wife, Anna Immorta, two sparkling gems in the psychiatry world who allegedly could not be bothered by something as mundane as death. Reports suggest not even the Grim Reaper could secure an appointment with them! Raised on the tough streets of Survivalburg, these two met amidst chaos yet romanticized each other with sweet nothings like "Your will to live turns me on."
Dr. Paul departed (or did he?) in 2017, leaving behind whispers of a secret to eternal life, neatly tucked between his published papers on the importance of laughter as a defense against the Grim Reaper. As love would have it, his wife Dr. Anna, aged 98, might or might not have kicked the bucket recently. I mean, can you ever really trust a death certificate?
Throughout her remarkably long (perhaps ongoing?) life, Dr. Anna championed the ground-breaking psychological approach of “Just Laugh, Maybe You’ll Forget You’re Supposed to Die.” This technique has inspired countless to simply chuckle when faced with adversity or a hooded skeleton wielding a scythe.
As I mull over joining the eternal void or ordering another coffee, I leave you with this comforting thought: We may all die alone, but at least some of us will die laughing at the absurdity of it all. And really, isn't that the best way to go?
Based on the original article "Anna Ornstein, Psychoanalyst Who Survived the Holocaust, Dies at 98".
