Of happier thoughts
It was sometime back i remember, when i was crossing the road, and there was a bus coming at me. I hadn't quite expected it to be there, but it was foolish to assume that buses don't belong on roads. As its headlights blared at me as it came rushing, I had a thought: Oh ****... And i walked on to safety.
Its not like that bus was close to running me over, nor was it rushing with a mission to eliminate me, but it did trigger afterthoughts. It made me think: So they say seconds before you die, your life flashes before your eyes.
Bollocks. I don't believe it for one instant. You're probably going to scream right before you get hit, carry on as you fly through the air if the wind isn't knocked out of you, and think "OMG it hurts like crap" just before you land on the ground with a sickening thud as your skull splits open on the road. And then maybe as ur spirit rises from your body, it thinks about the people that made a difference to him/her. But thats not quite life flashing before eyes before dying. Thats spirit reflecting after death.
So considering that if we were to perish in an accident, we wouldn't have the time to think about those we love and care for, nor remember happy times that you've been through, maybe we should take some time off every month. Like every second sunday of each month (once a month is acceptable for busy people), to think about our past and the people that mean something to us. Who knows, it might make us happier, wiser, and actually remind us to appreciate the people we take for granted everyday.
Its not like that bus was close to running me over, nor was it rushing with a mission to eliminate me, but it did trigger afterthoughts. It made me think: So they say seconds before you die, your life flashes before your eyes.
Bollocks. I don't believe it for one instant. You're probably going to scream right before you get hit, carry on as you fly through the air if the wind isn't knocked out of you, and think "OMG it hurts like crap" just before you land on the ground with a sickening thud as your skull splits open on the road. And then maybe as ur spirit rises from your body, it thinks about the people that made a difference to him/her. But thats not quite life flashing before eyes before dying. Thats spirit reflecting after death.
So considering that if we were to perish in an accident, we wouldn't have the time to think about those we love and care for, nor remember happy times that you've been through, maybe we should take some time off every month. Like every second sunday of each month (once a month is acceptable for busy people), to think about our past and the people that mean something to us. Who knows, it might make us happier, wiser, and actually remind us to appreciate the people we take for granted everyday.
posted by Kinfoong at 3:33 PM
4 Comments:
maybe the instant your head is banged then all your memories start to flash by... some neuron reaction or something =p... just my theory...
dude, the speed of electrical impulses in our brain is about 180km/h i think. So, maybe i guess depending on how close the "death object" is, and how memorable your life is, and how far apart your memories are...
Maybe i'm just surprised that i hadn't triggered the flashes of my life.
And u called that a "happier thought"? HAHA
the point is that its supposed to encourage happier thoughts mah. i never say this is a happy thought.
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