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Are YOU afraid of dying.
If not, why if yes just the same, just the same why!
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
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I'm not scared of dying Patrick because I'm certain there is something after and am quite curious to find out what it is, but on the other hand I love life and believe that if you have your health and good friends you're rich beyond measure.
While not being scared of death I would of course prefer a very quick/painless death, but after watching a few older friends die of various cancers I'm not sure if I'd want to undergo chemotherapy when it was merely prolonging a miserable existence; in the early stages of cancer when it can be very effective yes, but perhaps not when death was inevitable.
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
Hum, certain?
How do you do that?
And yes cancer is all around, and curiously people just take it, without asking the question, why is it so?
Life without love is a desert, but then why are most of us chasing money like mad.
Sometime I really think the monkey is our parent.
We are just some kind of animal..
And in the end we really are.
So now what film do you prefer among all the English films you ever saw...
Two would be all right too......
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
"Hum, certain?
How do you do that?"
You never can know, but if you've deteriorated over many months and the cancers are spreading, then I would have to weigh the chances of recovery against the loss of dignity and the increase in pain relief medication.
"Life without love is a desert, but then why are most of us chasing money like mad."
Love is something you can't chase Patrick, and it's impossible to have any control over whether you find love or not, so money is a far eaasier option to chase and those who have never loved can perhaps convince themselves that money brings happiness, security and respect.
"So now what film do you prefer among all the English films you ever saw...
Two would be all right too......"
David Lean's "Great Expectations".
Monty Python's "The Life of Brian".
Special mention also to 'Kes' and 'The English Patient'.
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
I meant " certain " about life after death, dear Chris...
And NO " The English Patient " was a fake.
After the second viewing I understood, the first time I thought like you.
I had tears in my eyes....
As for Lean I agree without any difficulties...
Have you seen Hobson´s Choice ?
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
> I meant " certain " about life after death, dear Chris... <
I've only got personal, anecdotal evidence which will prove nothing to anyone, and although nothing is certain I'm convinced beyond reasonable doubt there is something else.
If I'm right, death is nothing to fear, and if I'm wrong I won't be around wondering how I got it so wrong. :0)
"After the second viewing I understood, the first time I thought like you."
Some films were perhaps meant to be viewed once and the journey savoured, as once you know the destination there's no sense of anticipation.
Then again, maybe it was a fake. :0)
I saw Hobson's Choice many years ago but could do to see it again.
The area where it's based, Salford, is only around 30 miles from where I live so I can relate to the accent, mannerisms and mentality.
Yesterday it was announced that ten of David Lean's classic films have been restored to coincide with his centenery year so this could result in on or two finding their way into my home.
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
"If I'm right, death is nothing to fear, and if I'm wrong I won't be around wondering how I got it so wrong..."
Yes yes that old father Brown logic..He-he...
The mannerism of Charles Laughton...Impossible...:o)
A good link for Lean, thanks.
Liebe Grüssen,
Patrick
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
I felt as if I died while watching "Romance & Cigarettes" the other night it would have been a relief.
So, despite that film being horrible, it did provide me with a certain amount of strength as I was, in fact, quite ready to meet my maker.
There's ALWAYS a silver lining...
"...You're all welcome to stay for the next set...we're going to play all the same tunes, but in different keys..." -Count Basie
That must be a terrible film....
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in its very early stages. While I was at no immediate risk since the tumour was extremely small and contained and my prognosis after my surgery is extremely good, one's response to the "Big C" diagnosis always brings up a lot of issues about mortality.
I'd faced similar issues 5 years ago when my wife was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, and during her last months. She provided an extremely good example for me with the way she made the most out of life until the very end by just putting as much as she could into the normal everyday things of life and caring for her friends and family including me.
I think the big issue is not about fear of dying as about why we really don't live as fully as we can while we can. Dying doesn't particularly worry me though I'd certainly rather it didn't occur anytime soon. As various people have said at various times, "it's the last thing I'll do" and it's also the "only thing I'll ever do perfectly" when the time comes. Between now and then, however, is a time for living and that is hard to do well for all of s. There's a lot more to worry about with the living than the dying, and that thought helps me puts thing in a much better focus.
David Aiken
Thank you for sharing.
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
I respect your courage.
Many thanks, but I'm not certain all that much courage was involved in my case.
I think it's much easier for someone in my position to be face things than it was for someone like my wife when they are told that the tumour they'd removed was one which simply regrows and for which they have no treatment. I think she certainly showed courage and I certainly learnt a lot from that. In comparison my experience hasn't quite been a walk in the park, but it certainly has been a much easier diagnosis to face.
David Aiken
I got nothing to add to that, good attitude.
Why post this here? It would be much more suitable, and, indeed, very interesting, over at WC.
I must humbly says that it was a mistake from my part.
It should have been, THE OUTSIDE Forum, of course.
I did recognise my mistake...Too late.
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
No longer.....what comes next is beautiful.
It's comforting to think about it. So the answer is NO. I find life to be sad and empty, and all we could hope for is to enjoy a few moments of peace and quiet amidst the turmoil.
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