in a world where there are vast ecnonomic, environmental, and social upheavals, it can certainly make one succumb to cynicism and gloominess. Provided that as our life nears its end, we may find beauty and kindness by nature, even to people and family alike who put away kindness and love long ago. What little life we have left, should be spent on being appreciative by the life that has been given to us and respecting the will of others.
Depending on one how has contrived their life, the value of temporary existence can differ. For myself personally, I honestly do not believe that you should live your life to a higher extent than you had before you were informed that your life is in some form of jeopardy. It is commonplace that people tend to have these sudden “changes of heart” where they undergo psychological transformations when notified of such grave news. However, is this newfound change really genuine, or is it merely an illusion that one creates knowing that death lurks around the corner? Better yet, what if you were misinformed and your life continues, would you gradually revert back to your former self or would you preserve your change?
7) Can knowing that we are going to die very soon-- as does Kyoko's first husband-- make us more appreciative of the beauty of life and love? Knowing that we are going to die very soon will make us more appreciative of our beauty of life and love. Being human nature, most people if not everyone tend to take things that are given to them for granted, such as life. We’re so used to living that we even forget that we are alive. It’s not until the day we are lying in our deathbed that we look back and realize that we’ve never really enjoyed and looked at life with such color and beauty. It’s such a pity to see it happen over and over, even when it comes to our love ones. We grow up and live with them throughout our lives, and we take their presence for granted. Most of us abuse their love and care, believing that it will always be there, but it is not until they’re gone we notice how important they were and how much we’ve come to miss them.
Knowing that someone is going to die very soon can really open someone's eyes. A couple summers ago, I went on a vacation to Vietnam with my family and my great uncle. He continuously tried to make us laugh every day and every night, but my sister and I thought that he wasn't funny. We were really glad that we got to go home because he was going to remain in Vietnam. About a year later, he became paralyzed from the neck down. We went to visit him in the hospital, and I realized that he was only trying help us enjoy ourselves. However, my sister and I were disrepectful to him all summer. I didn't know how sad I would be if anything really were to happen to him until it actually did. Now, I see him about about once or twice a year, and when he does visit, I'm very happy to see him. I enjoy talking and laughing with him now. This was a wake-up call for me to appreciate everyone that has ever made a positive impact on my life.
I never stop asking myself: "How can human being accept the fact that one day there is going to be the end of all we honor, love, treasure, happiness, and our goals"? It seems I will never find the answer that fits me, the one I am willing to accept. After giving a birth to my child, he is fifteen months old now, I discovered the beauty of being alive even more. The way we wake up in the morning as a family, the way the table is set up for breakfast, my husband's coming back from work, ,etc., every minute of these daily routines means a lot to me and I realize these moments every given time. I fear that one day something is going to take all of the happiness and love away from us, that something is death. People say, that I enjoy life to much, but who does not? I think my problem is mainly in the fact that I can not imagine death. What does it mean and what does it take? It takes away everything I love, I keep thinking. I fear that if it comes too soon,I will not be able, for example, to sit down with my son over photo albums and tell him all about the captured moments. For that reason, I write him journal in the form of emails. I know the day is going to come (sooner or later, I hope for the later version ;o)), therefore I appreciate life in its pure sense of meaning.
In my opinion, people tend to live their life as though there is always time to do the things that we want to do. It is not common to plan life with an expiration date in mind. We usually plan the things we want to do and complete them when we find the time.
In my own experiences, usually when someone finds out that they are close to death, they try to see all the people they have not seen in awhile and experience things that they have not yet had the chance to do. When you realize that you are closer to death than you anticipated, it seems that you would take a greater appreciation of things that are living. What some people would all the “small blessings”.
This question reminds me of a Chinese saying: "A man's words are good when death is near". When people realize death is near, they start to recall all their memories, including good, bad, happy, unhappy, painful, funny……a lot of events. They will regret wrong things they did, but more important, they will remember sweet and beautiful memories. Those sweet memories lead them to appreciate beauty of life and love. They believe as long as they have already experienced beauty of life and love in the rest of their lives, their lives is meaningful and no in vain. After death, they have no chance to enjoy any beauty and love. As a result, knowing that we are going to die very soon makes us more appreciate beauty and love.
I don't have the book, but i will definitely say yes if i know I will be dying soon, even i am not dying soon, but some one close to me is going to die soon. I will be appreciate for what i have , most of the time , we will take things for granted, we do not know how to appreciated love and the beauty of life, especially, we live in the city, we complain about everything.Knowing life is gonna end soon, is definitely a wake up call to me.Some one has tell me before, why are the elderly always hoping to live longer, because they have already experience the beauty of life,even thought they couldn't do much since they were old, but they feel so bless if they could just sit there and look around the beautiful world.
in a world where there are vast ecnonomic, environmental, and social upheavals, it can certainly make one succumb to cynicism and gloominess. Provided that as our life nears its end, we may find beauty and kindness by nature, even to people and family alike who put away kindness and love long ago. What little life we have left, should be spent on being appreciative by the life that has been given to us and respecting the will of others.
ReplyDeleteDepending on one how has contrived their life, the value of temporary existence can differ. For myself personally, I honestly do not believe that you should live your life to a higher extent than you had before you were informed that your life is in some form of jeopardy. It is commonplace that people tend to have these sudden “changes of heart” where they undergo psychological transformations when notified of such grave news. However, is this newfound change really genuine, or is it merely an illusion that one creates knowing that death lurks around the corner? Better yet, what if you were misinformed and your life continues, would you gradually revert back to your former self or would you preserve your change?
ReplyDeleteFor the most part, people who are notified that they will soon expire do undergo “massive transformations.” However, these changes are not necessarily good as popularly exaggerated in cliché love films and cinema. In today’s despondent economy, the majority of the population is focused on survival. Contrary to how Kyoko’s first husband portrayed life as he was bedridden, people may choose to abuse their life if they know they may soon perish. Many college students today are brainwashed by pop culture where the current image is more pessimistic and dark. For example, if a failing college student contracted some sort of venereal disease and was informed that they had a fixed amount of time to live on this planet; it is certainly possible for them to abuse the remainder of their life. Therefore, knowing that one will die soon solely depends on their interpretation of the dilemma.
7) Can knowing that we are going to die very soon-- as does Kyoko's first husband-- make us more appreciative of the beauty of life and love?
ReplyDeleteKnowing that we are going to die very soon will make us more appreciative of our beauty of life and love. Being human nature, most people if not everyone tend to take things that are given to them for granted, such as life. We’re so used to living that we even forget that we are alive. It’s not until the day we are lying in our deathbed that we look back and realize that we’ve never really enjoyed and looked at life with such color and beauty. It’s such a pity to see it happen over and over, even when it comes to our love ones. We grow up and live with them throughout our lives, and we take their presence for granted. Most of us abuse their love and care, believing that it will always be there, but it is not until they’re gone we notice how important they were and how much we’ve come to miss them.
Knowing that someone is going to die very soon can really open someone's eyes. A couple summers ago, I went on a vacation to Vietnam with my family and my great uncle. He continuously tried to make us laugh every day and every night, but my sister and I thought that he wasn't funny. We were really glad that we got to go home because he was going to remain in Vietnam. About a year later, he became paralyzed from the neck down. We went to visit him in the hospital, and I realized that he was only trying help us enjoy ourselves. However, my sister and I were disrepectful to him all summer. I didn't know how sad I would be if anything really were to happen to him until it actually did. Now, I see him about about once or twice a year, and when he does visit, I'm very happy to see him. I enjoy talking and laughing with him now. This was a wake-up call for me to appreciate everyone that has ever made a positive impact on my life.
ReplyDeleteI never stop asking myself: "How can human being accept the fact that one day there is going to be the end of all we honor, love, treasure, happiness, and our goals"? It seems I will never find the answer that fits me, the one I am willing to accept. After giving a birth to my child, he is fifteen months old now, I discovered the beauty of being alive even more. The way we wake up in the morning as a family, the way the table is set up for breakfast, my husband's coming back from work, ,etc., every minute of these daily routines means a lot to me and I realize these moments every given time. I fear that one day something is going to take all of the happiness and love away from us, that something is death. People say, that I enjoy life to much, but who does not? I think my problem is mainly in the fact that I can not imagine death. What does it mean and what does it take? It takes away everything I love, I keep thinking. I fear that if it comes too soon,I will not be able, for example, to sit down with my son over photo albums and tell him all about the captured moments. For that reason, I write him journal in the form of emails. I know the day is going to come (sooner or later, I hope for the later version ;o)), therefore I appreciate life in its pure sense of meaning.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, people tend to live their life as though there is always time to do the things that we want to do. It is not common to plan life with an expiration date in mind. We usually plan the things we want to do and complete them when we find the time.
ReplyDeleteIn my own experiences, usually when someone finds out that they are close to death, they try to see all the people they have not seen in awhile and experience things that they have not yet had the chance to do. When you realize that you are closer to death than you anticipated, it seems that you would take a greater appreciation of things that are living. What some people would all the “small blessings”.
This question reminds me of a Chinese saying: "A man's words are good when death is near". When people realize death is near, they start to recall all their memories, including good, bad, happy, unhappy, painful, funny……a lot of events. They will regret wrong things they did, but more important, they will remember sweet and beautiful memories. Those sweet memories lead them to appreciate beauty of life and love. They believe as long as they have already experienced beauty of life and love in the rest of their lives, their lives is meaningful and no in vain. After death, they have no chance to enjoy any beauty and love. As a result, knowing that we are going to die very soon makes us more appreciate beauty and love.
ReplyDeleteI don't have the book, but i will definitely say yes if i know I will be dying soon, even i am not dying soon, but some one close to me is going to die soon. I will be appreciate for what i have , most of the time , we will take things for granted, we do not know how to appreciated love and the beauty of life, especially, we live in the city, we complain about everything.Knowing life is gonna end soon, is definitely a wake up call to me.Some one has tell me before, why are the elderly always hoping to live longer, because they have already experience the beauty of life,even thought they couldn't do much since they were old, but they feel so bless if they could just sit there and look around the beautiful world.
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