Monday, January 24, 2011

Not Living (FICTION)

He's neither living nor dying. He's just floating in a space that's not quite here, and not quite there yet either. What's the point of this, I imagine him asking himself somewhere deep in his subconscious, and I can't help but wonder the same thing myself. What is the point of life if you can't live? Why does he continue to hang on, what is he clinging to?
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  1. KarlJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Hey Inna, ever read The Last Question? It just popped into my head all of a sudden when I read this. Although it isn't related, just has the same mood. Hmmm.

    http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html

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  2. InnaFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Hm, interesting. Somehow sounds familiar, but I haven't read it. Will look into it, though! Thanks for the suggestion!!

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  3. InnaFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Isaac Asimov? I'm generally not a big science fiction fan; is it very science fiction-esq??

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  4. sasha selipanovFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    "One" by Metallica?

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  5. InnaFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Not familiar enough with Metallica and their songs to know what you're referring to exactly, Sash... does "One" talk about the same kind of thing?

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  6. InnaFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    @Karl: sorry, just realized you posted a link to the story as well - blonde moment! Will read through that ASAP!!

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  7. KarlFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    It's a pretty short story, easy to finish in half an hour, and if you don't like science fiction it'll definitely set you straight :)

    And Sasha's right; One is about a soldier with full paralysis and his struggle inside his mind, and wish to die, while drawing parallels with embryos. It's that same desolate stuck-in-space feeling.

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