Comments on: Reminder – You will die

By: Vijayendra Mohanty

Vijayendra Mohanty — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:46:34 +0000

Prasanjit: No time like the present. Go for it. Best of luck to you too!

By: Prasanjit

Prasanjit — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:42:00 +0000

WOW … Thats so true, i have been planning since a long time to start my enterprise, waiting for money to come by and the time to ripen. After reading this post i think the time is ripe when i am ready to take the plunge … Best of luck for ur book.

By: mamund

mamund — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:17:04 +0000

vimoh: there is a knock at our door. we should always welcome unexpected guests.

By: Vijayendra Mohanty

Vijayendra Mohanty — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:10:35 +0000

Welcome Himanshu! And thanks for the kind words. Keep dropping by.

By: Vijayendra Mohanty

Vijayendra Mohanty — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:09:53 +0000

Rightly spoken Mamund. The way I see it, to welcome death and to overcome it is one and the same.

By: mamund

mamund — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:07:52 +0000

some faiths teach that Death is something to be overcome; some teach that it is something to be welcomed – longed for; the source of bliss. still, many individuals fear the one thing we must all face.

but a true faith teaches that death is not to be welcomed, feared, or avoided. no, true faith teaches that death is irrelevant.

when you live each to the fullest; enjoy the sunrise, help those in need today, love those dear to you, and savor the evening sunset; then Death has nothing to offer and nothing to take away from us.

By: Himanshu

Himanshu — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:05:23 +0000

This is a very spirited post which strikes inside my nerves, I was thrilled by reading every lines. I am very impressed with your writing style and also by the way you accept struggle in your life instead of 9 to 6 job. My best wishes are always with you. Keep writing!

By: Kevin Gleave

Kevin Gleave — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:46:04 +0000

First of all, it is refreshing to see intelligent, communicative posting that very closely resemble my own private thoughts. I am not a writer or story teller, nor do I need to be. But I must say that these postings and comments are inspiring. Living beyond 200 years of age may not be accomplished within my generation. But given the human track-record, it’s possible in the distant future, folks may live to be 300? If so, I should hope for their sakes that twitter postings continue to occasionally end with: “Reminder: You will die”
Agreed, this feels liberating (personally not in a wishful sense) in an admittedly honest sense. My tasks at hand may not always be pleasant, but in a 100 years (I’m sure much sooner) no one is going to care or even remember. So, why not just get it done, and live life to the fullest conceivable?!

By: Jagtesh Chadha

Jagtesh Chadha — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:37:03 +0000

Even though I am with you on this bro, death is still at best, a two edged sword. We use the farther end to fight the world and our fears (in face of death), while the one near penetrates our soul and sucks the life out of a living being.

If you’re the kind who must think of the future, then there could be a possibility of adding onto the template. The after-life. No one can vouch for it, and that’s where the excitement lies. It’s the unknown. It’s a voyage. It’s the space trip you couldn’t afford.

By: Kk

Kk — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:48:03 +0000

Strange, that the inevitability of death forces me to a conclusion that is the stark opposite of what you conclude: that death being the final cause implicit in all things, it is also the only event that has any meaning associated with it. The whole of life is a process of becoming, you only exist in death. In the face of death, every template you seek to apply on your life is valid and essentially meaningless. Kinda like how the whole of Norse mythos seems to revolve around the one event, Ragnarok, at the end of time. All the flurry of activity among Norse gods and heroes is just preparation for it.

I’ma start following you on twitter just for that reminder now.

By: Vijayendra Mohanty

Vijayendra Mohanty — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:55:16 +0000

Liberating is the word. Oddly, we run away from the one thing that can help achieve liberation.

By: Jesvin

Jesvin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:34:48 +0000

The “template” exists in a smaller but equally life-sucking form.

I know a friend who says that he loves this girl, but there are problems. He is a sitting duck to “rivals”. But he hopes to turn the tables when he gets a Yamaha YZF-R15. After all, the girl simply adores an R15. In the meantime he doesnt even talk to the girl. His mind was clouded by expectations. He gets jealous when other “poorer, less handsome, introverted, jerks” talk to her.

Even I am guilty of fantasizing a life as a cool univ prof in a scenic town with a Enfield Thunderbird as my ride. But heaven knows if I will give up my “dreary” college life if I will live only until graduation.

I think the youth way of many delusion-wait-deadend cycles is much better than “The Delusion”-”The Wait”-”The Dead End” propagated by older people. Atleast each dead end is an opportunity to break out of the cycle.

Have you lived today?

By: priyanka

priyanka — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:46:34 +0000

lovely post.
every man fears death .nowhere is fearlessness.
when the truth is everybody has the same beginning and the same end.
Its a realization,which is very painful when it hits you the first time ,however it is the most liberating experience.

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