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Okay so in a completely different topic, I made the comment that life is not short; life is the longest thing that you will ever experience. I would like to amend my statement... (I didn't get into this on the other post because it was pretty much irrelavent to the topic.)
Yes, life is always changing. Life is filled with inconsistancy, hurdles, and trials. And I definitely agree that no matter what age you die, most people are still left wanting more. Personally, I just don't like that phrase... I'm a smart aleck, and I tend to take the literal meaning. I understand the whole "you never know which breath will be your last" thing, and that there's never enough time in the day. I don't like saying that life is short though because, honestly, what do you have to compare it to? Saying something is short is stating that there is something comparable... that there is something longer. What is longer than life? Someone should come up with a new phrase. Yeah I'm young, and yeah I still have a lot to learn - I promise, I know!  - however, I also like to give people something new to think about. I love seeing new perspectives! 
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Okay so in a completely different topic, I made the comment that life is not short; life is the longest thing that you will ever experience. I would like to amend my statement... (I didn't get into this on the other post because it was pretty much irrelavent to the topic.) Yes, life is always changing. Life is filled with inconsistancy, hurdles, and trials. And I definitely agree that no matter what age you die, most people are still left wanting more. Personally, I just don't like that phrase... I'm a smart aleck, and I tend to take the literal meaning. I understand the whole "you never know which breath will be your last" thing, and that there's never enough time in the day. I don't like saying that life is short though because, honestly, what do you have to compare it to? Saying something is short is stating that there is something comparable... that there is something longer. What is longer than life? Someone should come up with a new phrase. Yeah I'm young, and yeah I still have a lot to learn - I promise, I know! - however, I also like to give people something new to think about. I love seeing new perspectives!  Thank you ameryn,for sharing that with us and giving me something new to think about.
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Edited by
Peccy
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Mon 03/09/09 11:47 PM
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lol..............hi and welcome....and in answer to your question... death is longer, that's what you can compare it to.
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Life is...........NEVER what you expected........so hurry up before your ass falls off and you become old and full of dementia and poopy diapers!!!
Is that better???
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I very much digest and understand your point...
However, life IS short. It is simply a relative phrase,and should be treated as "simple" and not over-analyzed. Ask the 92 year-old man gasping for his last breath what he wishes for: One more day. Ask the 9 year-old child dying of leukemia what he wishes for: A double-dipped chocolate ice cream cone. What I have found most intriguing in my 46 years on Earth is that the "longer" we live, the more we profess how "short" life is. Why is this? Perhaps is is due to the myriad of experiences we gather in our mosaic of life...the more we see those pass before us...the more we are faced with our own mortality...we become fearful of the impending end. Life IS short..whether you are 92 or 6 years of age. Again, relativity. We are gluttoneous by nature, and we will always desire MORE of a good thing; hence (I love that word, HENCE...giggles), be saddened by the "end" of a self-professed good thing. Conversely, who are "we" to say that this thing termed LIFE is the most lengthy thing we shall ever experience when the majority of folks are seeking and striving for "everlasting" life? Just a thought.... |
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OOHHH...WWWEEEE,and to think I had just logged off,and decided to come back for a sec.....glad I did....I am sorry you took offense to my remark in the other thread...But like I stated..this is JMO..after everything I have been thru in my 40 years.....and Thank You for the new perspective on it.but it still does not change my opinion.just for perspective sake...and kicks and giggles...lets just say,after you have lived a few more years,YOU may have a new way to think about it too.Thank you for your opinion on this..Welcome to Mingle2.
 
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Okay so in a completely different topic, I made the comment that life is not short; life is the longest thing that you will ever experience. I would like to amend my statement... (I didn't get into this on the other post because it was pretty much irrelavent to the topic.) Yes, life is always changing. Life is filled with inconsistancy, hurdles, and trials. And I definitely agree that no matter what age you die, most people are still left wanting more. Personally, I just don't like that phrase... I'm a smart aleck, and I tend to take the literal meaning. I understand the whole "you never know which breath will be your last" thing, and that there's never enough time in the day. I don't like saying that life is short though because, honestly, what do you have to compare it to? Saying something is short is stating that there is something comparable... that there is something longer. What is longer than life? Someone should come up with a new phrase. Yeah I'm young, and yeah I still have a lot to learn - I promise, I know! - however, I also like to give people something new to think about. I love seeing new perspectives! Whether life is "long" or "short" is dependent on what our perceptions are at the time. When we're young, our world is rather small and limited (to school, family, etc.)- so we notice anything and everything, often to a detriment (the whole "when is school gonna end!" scenario we're used to), which can make time seem like it's going slowly. As we age though, our perceptions of time and space become much more broad- we take trips to foreign countries, spend time in the car driving to who-knows-where, and have other things to worry about than "when is school gonna end!". The result? We don't notice that time is working its way through until we're old and grey. |
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Edited by
JasmineInglewood
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Mon 03/09/09 11:51 PM
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i'm 20 and i still get this overwhelming sense of my days being numbered. in that sense i think its too short. the fact that its the longest thing i'll experience doesn't comfort me... it depresses me.
i'm desperately pawing at the sands of time to stop. |
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aw hell no.........I don't wanna live forever. can you imagine the price of gas in 50 years?
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aw hell no.........I don't wanna live forever. can you imagine the price of gas in 50 years? ^^ *SNORT*  Spoken like a true seasoned veteran of life thus far. So, when it breaches above $5 a gallon, just take my hand and let's jump off the cliff with the other lemmings Peccy.... Tooooo-waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanda! 
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OOHHH...WWWEEEE,and to think I had just logged off,and decided to come back for a sec.....glad I did....I am sorry you took offense to my remark in the other thread...But like I stated..this is JMO..after everything I have been thru in my 40 years.....and Thank You for the new perspective on it.but it still does not change my opinion.just for perspective sake...and kicks and giggles...lets just say,after you have lived a few more years,YOU may have a new way to think about it too.Thank you for your opinion on this..Welcome to Mingle2. No worries! Honestly, I didn't take offense to it your comment at all. I thought it was actually very interesting and has apparently helped spark a contraversial yet intriguing interaction. And who knows? Maybe in a few years I WILL have a new, awe-inspiring opinion. 
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I very much digest and understand your point... However, life IS short. It is simply a relative phrase,and should be treated as "simple" and not over-analyzed. Ask the 92 year-old man gasping for his last breath what he wishes for: One more day. Ask the 9 year-old child dying of leukemia what he wishes for: A double-dipped chocolate ice cream cone. What I have found most intriguing in my 46 years on Earth is that the "longer" we live, the more we profess how "short" life is. Why is this? Perhaps is is due to the myriad of experiences we gather in our mosaic of life...the more we see those pass before us...the more we are faced with our own mortality...we become fearful of the impending end. Life IS short..whether you are 92 or 6 years of age. Again, relativity. We are gluttoneous by nature, and we will always desire MORE of a good thing; hence (I love that word, HENCE...giggles), be saddened by the "end" of a self-professed good thing. Conversely, who are "we" to say that this thing termed LIFE is the most lengthy thing we shall ever experience when the majority of folks are seeking and striving for "everlasting" life? Just a thought.... I can understand and completely respect what you're saying here. Doesn't necessarily change my opinion, but I do understand it. Of course, it is all a matter of perspective. Even this conversation is a matter of perspective. And that's exactly why I started this... I enjoy seeing others' perspectives. Sometimies, whether or not I agree, it can still shed some light onto my own views. 
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