Thank you very much for inviting us to give our opinion on such a serious subject as death. And thank you very much for the text, the truth is that it is not easy to talk about death. I have no doubt that dying must have its drawbacks. However, I would like to talk about its advantages. I agree, as you say, that we are finite and that we are already born condemned to death. It is clear to me that I have already lived more years than I have left to live. When I look back I am able to see how I have died and resurrected several times. I am not the fool of 20 years ago, nor would I like to be again. But, really, what I want to say after so many words, is that thanks to the certainty that we are doomed to die I can enjoy my mom like at no other time in my life. She is 86 years old and I don't know how many more years I will be able to enjoy her company. What I can say is that it is at this time in my life, and no other, that I can stop and look at her, breathe and see her more beautiful than ever. This I can do now, with more than five decades behind me, and knowing that life is finite. That death is waiting for us.
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Most don't like to acknowledge it, let alone talk about it. I'm the opposite; I know it's coming and that understanding helps me live my life a lot better while I have it.
You've reinvented yourself over you life, like most have, and I think that's how it's supposed to be - we grow and develop and part of that is coming to terms with the fact that we, and everyone around us, will die at some stage; if that doesn't provide strong motivation to live one's best life I don't know what would.
Thanks for your comment.
Thanks to you for your kindness and for answering; In Hive I have arrived by chance, by a friend who invited me to follow it, my idea is not to publish. Which makes me feel a bit intrusive. For now I only upload comments in places where it is invited to participate and, of course, that have interest for me. Again thank you very much
You're welcome, and there's no pressure; if you only want to comment and not post that's ok. Thanks for coming by my post, I'll see you around the place again I suppose.
I think I'll keep stopping by, it would be foolish not to go back to the places where you feel comfortable and can learn. A few days ago you talked about a book of quotations. I wanted to give you a quote that I think is appropriate for this post. Maybe you already know the quote, maybe you don't. If you don't know it maybe you will write it down in the book or maybe not. It doesn't matter.
"That he died is not sufficient proof that he lived" Stanisław Jerzy Lec.
Thanks for the quote, I'm contemplate it over the next few days.