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Does she decide to do those things? I like the story, but I find it profoundly sad that she has to live through her marriage and birth of her child with the kn
by maxerickson 3y ago
Does she decide to do those things?
I like the story, but I find it profoundly sad that she has to live through her marriage and birth of her child with the knowing of what is coming.
- lll-o-lll 3y agoIt’s the central theme of the story. Children, marriage, life brings both joy and grief; can you still embrace it, knowing the grief that will come? I can’t find the article, but there was a HN post sometime ago that was a beautifully written memorial to the death of a pet dog. Why do we invest in loving pets that we know we will outlive? Particularly as adults, when we know the end from the beginning. Does the whole become worthless because the end is pain? No! Embrace life - the joy and the grief.
- maxerickson 3y agoYou are replacing the OPs "decide" with "embrace". I tend to not use them interchangeably.