Tag: death
-
Regular visits
Do you pay regular visits to yourself?Don’t argue or answer rationally.Let us die, and dying, reply. Jalal al-Din Rumi *** Picture found on Quotefancy
Related
-
The long game
Every now and then I want to burn Like a shooting star Put a fireworks show Above the city Every time That nagging Voice says It’s too late to Live fast die young I might as well Stay in it for The long game
Related
-
This place is a dream
This place is a dream.Only a sleeper considers it real.Then death comes like dawn,And you wake up laughingAt what you thought was grief. — Jalal al-Din Rumi
Related
-
What else has to happen before you follow your dreams?
“Don’t forget, you’re going to die.” Yeah, whatever. Of course I am not going to live forever, unless maybe science comes up with something? Like every great truth, it sounds obvious to the point of cliché. And like every great truth it’s no longer banal when it manifests somehow in your own life.
Related
-
The good part
That’s the good part of dying; when you’ve got nothing to lose, you run any risk you want. — Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Related
-
Amanda Palmer on grief and pain
Anthony was just laid out in his hospice bed. I sat there, and I looked at his dead body, and I thought, “Why are we told to be so afraid of this?” I just remember feeling like, “Wow! There’s no fear.” There’s this whole narrative about death and dead bodies, and it’s oh, so creepy,…
Related
-
Sips of breath
Don’t let your throat tighten With fear. Take sips of breath All day and night, before death Closes your mouth. — Rumi Jalal al-Din
Related
-
Still
Still you’re grasping personal happiness by the hair Stashing away in just about any jar Keeping a journal which means a monument to yourself That’s why the air feeds you scantily Invisible hands don’t guide you What is grand won’t come against your will All this ache in vain—cause you wouldn’t die If you can’t…
Related
-
Everything is a bonus
All my grandparents passed away 7 years ago or more. I loved them as a kid, but didn’t have a chance to grow into these relationships as an adult. They either lived too far away, were struck by amnesia too early, or died before I was born. I wished they could stay here longer but…
Related
-
Don’t forget: you’re going to die – All the awkward shades of Automattic Grand Meetup
Why would anyone want to talk about death? It’s an immensely overwhelming topic, and almost everyone sensibly stays away from it. Unless you were personally affected by death in recent past, you won’t probably want to chat about it, and even then you’ll be extremely careful to do that. Death is an ultimate conversation killer,…
Related