Re:Living, in Limbo
by lordnacho on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @06:14AM
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>>Why, only on the edge of dying, people suddenly becomes "philosophical" and aware of their life and surroundings?
Because when you expect to live indefinitely (as most of us are until old age) your priorities are different. A lot of what we do is insurance against being alive tomorrow. If you want a roof over your head and food on the table, you need to spend some of the present NOT thinking about the big questions. You might even lower your quality of life, just because you expect it to be long, for instance by taking a job you don't like.
Because when you expect to live indefinitely (as most of us are until old age) your priorities are different. A lot of what we do is insurance against being alive tomorrow. If you want a roof over your head and food on the table, you need to spend some of the present NOT thinking about the big questions. You might even lower your quality of life, just because you expect it to be long, for instance by taking a job you don't like.