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Re:How to Think Like a Medieval Monk (2017) by Nursie on Friday January 12, 2018 @01:41PM (#16135182)
I can't understand your way of thinking, it's alien to me.

There's so much to see and do, and experience, I can't imagine ever having reached a state where I have seen enough, done enough, lived or loved enough that I would be happy to pass. Especially after a paltry few decades.

And yes, on an emotional level, I have a base fear of there being an end to me. I fear dying too - not the pain but the finality. I hope I don't see it coming.

Re:How to Think Like a Medieval Monk (2017) by SketchySeaBeast on Friday January 12, 2018 @02:59PM (#16135822)
It's a huge burden on me that I won't get to see all the wonders that will follow after me. Knowing that one day I'll be forced to stop learning and experiencing in a very real and final way really affects me. I want to know if we ever make it off this rock in a real way. What is out there? I'll never know. I want to see how things turn out so badly.
Re:How to Think Like a Medieval Monk (2017) by djtriptych on Friday January 12, 2018 @03:15PM (#16135935)
Can you experience a forest?

You can look at a map of a forest, but the map is not the territory. A detailed enough map would have to contain all of the detail of the forest and change as the forest does. It would have to be the forest itself.

You can visit the forest, but you are limited by your single viewpoint. You've only got two eyes and you're in one place all the time.

And yet, visiting a forest is a pleasant experience. Although most viewpoints are hidden from you, the one you have is beautiful.

Re:How to Think Like a Medieval Monk (2017) by hutzlibu on Friday January 12, 2018 @04:10PM (#16136338)
Yes, I can experience a forest. With more than just my eyes.

I also smell (the trees, the flowers, the mushrooms, the soil) and hear the birds and the insects and feel the ground under my (bare)feet and taste the raspberrys ...

This is the forest. Doesn't matter if I can't feel all trees at once, I still experience 'the forest'.

(oh and btw. visiting a forest can also be quite unpleasant, like when there is a storm and trees are falling around you and there is no safe shelter)

So ... this was maybe a bit nitpicking, but I still wanted to say it ;)

Re:How to Think Like a Medieval Monk (2017) by SketchySeaBeast on Friday January 12, 2018 @03:23PM (#16135991)
Doesn't stop me from wanting to go for a hike.