Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Response to Question #2
The moment Gilgamesh realizes he cannot live forever, he loses his innocence. In order to mature, many of us experience an event where it changes our lives. I too go through a change the moment I found out my dad can't live forever. When you are young everything feels infinite, especially your parents. Which is why I couldn't understand why my parent (mom) sat me down to tell me my dad is sick. To a 8 year old me, being sick meant a few days in bed. That's all. But the moment they told me he could leave at any given time, my world shattered. At first, I tried to shrug it off and then deny it. But no matter what, life looked different. Everything was no longer infinite. There is an end just like in my innocence.
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I'm so sorry to hear about your father, since that time, do you know live your life in a different way than before?
ReplyDeleteThat is a very heart-warming story. Is your dad okay now? Also, would you have viewed this experience as a way of losing your innocence when you were 8 years old, like you claimed you currently do as a high school senior?
ReplyDeleteHow has your view on death in general changed over time?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this. You could develop your post a little more by explaining how life looked different. I think you're right that we tend to shrug stuff off at first. I'm curious as to why you couldn't keep doing that. What did you see or experience after you found out your dad was sick?
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