Entries Tagged as 'life'

Friday, August 7th, 2009

A sobering thought

I generally see my parents once or twice a year–once during the spring or summer, and once during the winter holidays. My parents are in their late 50′s, let’s say, age 58. Therefore, assuming they live to be 78, I will see them about 40 more times before they die.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

If I had a theme song…

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

And I’d only just bought myself a new fridge-freezer!

Life Before Death: A series of photos of terminal patients before and and after their deaths. Klara Behrens, 83 First portrait: February 6 2004 Klara Behrens knows she hasn’t got much longer to live. “Sometimes, I do still hope that I’ll get better,” she says. “But then when I’m feeling really nauseous, I don’t want [...]

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

The best thing you can do for your life is surround yourself with good people

Wise words from boffo: If you choose friends and/or lovers who are constantly spewing drama, pain, negativity, and sadness, then your life will be filled with drama, pain, negativity, and sadness. But if you avoid those people and instead choose friends/lovers who generate joy, fun, and affection, your life will be filled with joy, fun, [...]

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

A strange kind of wealth

“In these moments of peace, deprivation seems a strange sort of gift. I find food in a couple hours of fishing each day, and I seek shelter in a rubber tent. How unnecessarily complicated my past life seems. For the first time, I clearly see a vast difference between human needs and human wants. Before [...]

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Some of us are dying a little faster

“Don’t be sorry. We are all dying Jack. It’s just that some of us are dying a little faster. The key is to not live your life as if you are already dead.”

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Your life as 936 dots