“Beer is a gift from the goddesses, a soothing balm given our species to bring joy and comfort in compensation for the curse of self-awareness, the awful realization of our mortality” SelfJoyGivenAwarenessComfortSelf AwarenessSpeciesAwfulRealizationBeerCurseMortalityGoddessCompensationSoothing Book:The Secret Life of Beer!: Exposed: Legends, Lore & Little-Known Facts Source: The Secret Life of Beer!: Exposed: Legends, Lore & Little-Known Facts