dhw going away (General)
This will be my last post for about ten days. My wife and I are going away for Christmas, and I shall have no access to a computer.-Normally at this time of year I try to pen an ode, but at the present time circumstances are not conducive to versifying. My wife has been diagnosed with a form of lung cancer peculiar to non-smokers, and it has spread too far to be cured. She is under medication which can temporarily halt the spread, and she is not in pain, so we are hoping for a period of good quality life before the inevitable. Even though none of us have ever met, I have come to regard many of you as personal friends (and hyjyljyj, I hope that you will stay with us as we obviously have so much in common), and it has been difficult for me over the last few weeks to participate in these discussions as if everything was normal.-Nevertheless, I shall look forward to resuming battle when we get back, and I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have put up with my mixture of ignorance, criticism, pedantry and stubbornness for so long. It's a genuine privilege to discuss these complex subjects with such well-informed and ... almost always! ... rational and polite correspondents.-Have a great Christmas, folks, whatever your beliefs, non-beliefs, and disbeliefs.
dhw going away
I am so sorry to hear about your wife. For what it is worth, I will keep her in my prayers. I wish both of you the most joyous holiday that you can have under the circumstances.
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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.
dhw going away
dhw-I don't if this will work, but when Campbell writes of eternity he says something to the effect that it's not some far off time, or even a really long time, but it is the present moment. That's all we can carry.-Cherish each moment, even the bitter sweet ones.-rom
dhw going away
Thanks for the good word dhw, and I hope for the best possible outcome for your wife and you...also I hope you had a great and fulfilling Xmas season. - Happy New Year Hy
dhw going away
Thanks for the good word dhw, and I hope for the best possible outcome for your wife and you...also I hope you had a great and fulfilling Xmas season. > > > Happy New Year-> Hy-Great to see you are still around. Your well thought out comments are missed.
dhw going away
hyjyljyj: Thanks for the good word dhw, and I hope for the best possible outcome for your wife and you...also I hope you had a great and fulfilling Xmas season. Happy New Year Hy-Thank you, Hy. We had a great Christmas in sunny Spain, and Mrs W. is coping as well as can be expected.-Happy New Year to you too, and to all our fellow seekers.