From: weed <weed@wussu.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 06:28:09 +0000
Subject: Re: And now for something completely different!
To: Subscribers to the mailing-list TWC-L <twc-l@halmarax.demon.co.uk>
On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Kevin Jones wrote:
> A view of death entirely alien to most of western culture is given by
> Pamela Travers in 'The death of AE: Irish Hero and Mystic' (pp 471-482,
> 'The Celtic Consciousness'). In particular, when AE (George William
> Russell) was told by the doctor that he had terminal cancer, he replied
> 'I have had a very interesting life, I have done nearly all the things
> I wanted to. I have rejoiced in the love of friends. What man could want
> more?'
Sounds most reasonable. When I got to the age of 40 I decided anything
more just had to be a bonus. I'm not so sure that this view of death is
entirely alien - maybe those who hold it rarely see the need
to argue the point with people younger than themselves :)
> The whole essay is well worth reading. If anybody wants the publisher,
> I can look it up.
Yes, please.
weed <weed@wussu.com>