death...
No parent should have to bury their child.
As a person in my prime, I cannot claim to ponder about death often. Honestly, it's probably the last thing on the minds of people my age. But recent events have triggered a momentary detour down life's journey into death avenue.
Life is frail. It is the same frailty that makes life valuable. I mean if everyone were tough as superman, life would be pretty meaningless. You could commit any number of reckless activities in a day without having to fret if it might be the last one you do. Then life itself would be pretty meaningless. There's no need to worry that it might be the last time you see your loved ones.
The destination of a trip is not as important as the people that take the journey with you. The place might take 2 hours to reach, and after reaching the place, you find that it's a huge disappointment. But if you go there with people whom you actually like, it doesn't really matter. The people make the trip enjoyable. The destination just gives everyone a good reason to meet and go. And being Singaporeans, the trip give us all an excuse to complain about a common topic.
It's the same with life. If your life is populated with people whom you enjoy spending time with, you could be the poorest person in the world and still find life fulfilling.
Even Superman only found life meaningful when Lois was around.
As a person in my prime, I cannot claim to ponder about death often. Honestly, it's probably the last thing on the minds of people my age. But recent events have triggered a momentary detour down life's journey into death avenue.
Life is frail. It is the same frailty that makes life valuable. I mean if everyone were tough as superman, life would be pretty meaningless. You could commit any number of reckless activities in a day without having to fret if it might be the last one you do. Then life itself would be pretty meaningless. There's no need to worry that it might be the last time you see your loved ones.
The destination of a trip is not as important as the people that take the journey with you. The place might take 2 hours to reach, and after reaching the place, you find that it's a huge disappointment. But if you go there with people whom you actually like, it doesn't really matter. The people make the trip enjoyable. The destination just gives everyone a good reason to meet and go. And being Singaporeans, the trip give us all an excuse to complain about a common topic.
It's the same with life. If your life is populated with people whom you enjoy spending time with, you could be the poorest person in the world and still find life fulfilling.
Even Superman only found life meaningful when Lois was around.
posted by alvin_c at 10:13 pm
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