tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231582348965085.post2187733782003647236..comments2023-11-03T19:09:56.690+11:00Comments on The Writing Instinct: "Mum, I can tell you when you will die!"Mervathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482411783035224286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231582348965085.post-46579480681196997582009-03-05T20:15:00.000+11:002009-03-05T20:15:00.000+11:00Thank you so much for commenting Antonella. When m...Thank you so much for commenting Antonella. When my son suggested this program, I was taken completely aback initially before I realised that it was silly. Afterwards it was all I thought about for a while. It was alot more powerful than I initially gave it credit for.<BR/><BR/>Mervat<BR/>xoMervathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482411783035224286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231582348965085.post-15506666408889088042009-03-04T20:44:00.000+11:002009-03-04T20:44:00.000+11:00I think I'd be terrified if someone would do that ...I think I'd be terrified if someone would do that equation for me!! I might not believe it immediately, but a part of me would start thinking about it and again and again... As you well said, kids do not see mortality as we do and for them it's only a game. All the best. Ciao. Antonellalunarossahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231055955991137579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231582348965085.post-2798325610442574052009-03-02T12:00:00.000+11:002009-03-02T12:00:00.000+11:00La Belette: It is actually quite sobering to think...La Belette: It is actually quite sobering to think about how much we all have left. But, taking it one day at a time and doing the things we really want to do ie go to Paris or write a novel (hint, hint) are exactly what we should do!<BR/><BR/>Darla: Teens certainly do have a different outlook. In their mind, they will be young forever and they want to be older! I remember clearly, after bieng told at the age of 14 that I would have arthritis by the age of 30 how far away it seemed. I could've been told I'd be 80 and it wouldn't have made any difference at the time. And how quickly 30 came round (and went!).<BR/><BR/><BR/>2L3B's world: My son, being a teenager, was most likely more interested in a new mathematical gadget than anything else. I believe we are here for a certain time and to make the most of that time with those we are with and in these modern times, our friends we share the blogosphere with.<BR/><BR/>Thank you to you all,<BR/>Mervat.<BR/>xxooMervathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482411783035224286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231582348965085.post-76359758965732590392009-03-01T07:03:00.000+11:002009-03-01T07:03:00.000+11:00thanks for sharing this. i however is having a mix...thanks for sharing this. i however is having a mix feeling about it, knowing when you will die from the mouth of your child is kind of morbid. Maybe this is just a joke 'coz i believed only God knows when you have to go.Loida of the 2L3B'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021591376131650627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231582348965085.post-72831645786400593082009-02-27T23:10:00.000+11:002009-02-27T23:10:00.000+11:00EEP! At my age you don't even want to contemplate...EEP! At my age you don't even want to contemplate these things. Of course, as you say, it could still be days or years.<BR/><BR/>Teens do have a different outlook on things like mortality don't they?<BR/><BR/>DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231582348965085.post-56640833629342051432009-02-27T17:08:00.000+11:002009-02-27T17:08:00.000+11:00I think it makes life more valuable to know we won...I think it makes life more valuable to know we won't be here forever. When I did the math on how long I likely have left it certainly makes me think about how I am spending my life.<BR/><BR/>p.s. as to your question my answer is the former and not the later.;-)La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231582348965085.post-22547407970767590212009-02-27T09:06:00.000+11:002009-02-27T09:06:00.000+11:00Jane: I think you are absolutely right. Although t...Jane: I think you are absolutely right. Although this post was tongue-in-cheek, the experience of being given some arbitrary death date made my mortality seem so real.Mervathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482411783035224286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231582348965085.post-21456805705164765442009-02-27T02:07:00.000+11:002009-02-27T02:07:00.000+11:00I think he is saying it in the safe knowledge that...I think he is saying it in the safe knowledge that whatever will happen is a million years away in the life of a teenager.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351497943306272385noreply@blogger.com