Open Question

[fitzplaywright]

Two weeks ago someone important to me died unexpectedly. I've been consumed with questions ever since, part of the normal grieving process I suppose. All of my spiritual/intellectual/emotional consternation is really knotted around intense need to articulate what constitutes a well-lived life.

Anyone?

Comments

[gimpythumbs]

Katy,

I think what's weird about confronting death at our age is the idea that, at our age, we're not supposed to have to confront death, so the encounter is always really hard. A friend of mine died last year, and thinking back on it, I'm still always tempted to think "wow, what a waste." It's easy to think that a well-lived life involves a long life, involves a series of parameters or a "to-do list," but I guess I just came to the conclusion that a well-lived life is one where you don't hold yourself back. It's terifying, I know. I still haven't managed it. But there's something to say for the idea that humans are still pondering the questions they asked 4,000 years ago. Maybe we're not meant to know. Or maybe we know already. It's hard to analyze a well-lived life while it's being lived, but I think that if you're doing what you want and finding out who you are, you're living well. I hope you work everything out.

~Kaitrin

[taytentot]

Give and recieve happiness; give and recieve love... summarized by Moulin Rouge, "the greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return."

I'm such a hippie.

[moufle]

do what you love&never let anything stop you.

i hope everything gets better soon <3