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I like how this article and research de-romanticizes dying words. There is nothing romantic about it, just incoherence that can only sometimes be applied out o
by gammateam 8y ago
I like how this article and research de-romanticizes dying words.
There is nothing romantic about it, just incoherence that can only sometimes be applied out of context to conform to a blissful end.
- pugworthy 8y agoI’m curious if you’ve ever sat with a dying person.
- gammateam 8y agoYes, I have So logically the next thing you have to do is to question whether I’ve sat with enough and kept a spreadsheet to elevate my experience away from an anecdotal outlier
- ralusek 8y agoThat just depends on your definition of romantic. The idea of a whole life, the entirety of existence available to a consciousness being made to meet cosmic insignificance, is itself romantic and tragic. The words themselves have the capability to show any number of things, ranging from their desire to summarize their own life, to a banal statement that they couldn't possibly know was their last, to a display of terror or resistance, or a list of regrets, or a divulgence of soon-to-be-consequence-free dark secrets, or a last minute change to their will. It doesn't take some wishful thinking to associate meaning or interest to it, it's inherently compelling and drama-prone.