Comments on naijablog: Intimations of mortality

This has been a periodic struggle for me too; the ...

2007-05-15T14:18:00.000+01:00

This has been a periodic struggle for me too; the thought coming in the middle of the night, and then the succession of other thoughts it generates. All I can say is that over the years you get more used to it, and even grateful, because it makes you live your life much more intentionally than those who don't consider these things. The best way I've found to deal with the immediate sadness or fear, though, is to come back to the moment and realize I am here now; this moment is full and beautiful; and life is a successions of such moments. We only die in one of them, unless we insist on dwelling in the thought of that final one. Like you say, intellectually possible, hard to practice - but worth trying to do. Empathy from me. You describe it all well.

Anon N, You are talking a lot of rubbish. Are you...

2007-05-13T16:04:00.000+01:00

Anon N,

You are talking a lot of rubbish. Are you so having children is unimportant? i bet you are one of those raging feminist who cannot have children anyway. The greatest thing a woman can do is to produce as many offsprings as possible. Who does it matter that you only achieve minor immortality?

produce a book, a work of art, partake in a revolu...

2007-05-11T16:27:00.000+01:00

produce a book, a work of art, partake in a revolution or something and then you are more likely to be assured of immortality than producing offsprings. Do we remember Charles Dickins', karl Marx's, Fanon's, sexy Che's etc. children? Or do we remember the Communist Manifesto, Oliver twist, wretched of the earth or the Cuban revolution?

I think immortality is more assured through works of creativity than children. Of course for those who want to achieve minor immortality then by all means having children can achieve that.

As a woman, i'd rather achieved immortality through acts of creativity and revolution than producing off-springs.

N

Try reading C.S.Lewis' writings on the death of hi...

2007-05-11T12:26:00.000+01:00

Try reading C.S.Lewis' writings on the death of his wife. Makes you think about not only death but life in a different way.

@Tade:Na true you talk. Still, isn't the rational ...

2007-05-11T08:18:00.000+01:00

@Tade:

Na true you talk.

Still, isn't the rational behind the need for off-springs as prove as one's presence/existence coming from the ego?

just wondering...

I'll give you a typical 'Nigerian' response:"Since...

2007-05-11T01:07:00.000+01:00

I'll give you a typical 'Nigerian' response:

"Since you've come to terms with your mortality, please hurry up and produce an offspring! That way, we would at least know you passed by here..."

Abi, Nigerians, I lie?

Beautiful meditation. It rings true: my mind has t...

2007-05-10T22:36:00.000+01:00

Beautiful meditation. It rings true: my mind has traveled the same circuits.

Spoken like a true atheist.

2007-05-10T18:39:00.000+01:00

Spoken like a true atheist.

Without death, there is no life. Without life, th...

2007-05-10T18:31:00.000+01:00

Without death, there is no life. Without life, there is no death. The two must be really be 1?

Is it the End?

2007-05-10T16:05:00.000+01:00

Is it the End?