Questions for my friends about life, the universe, and everything...

[katekat]

Here's what Mark asked, about highschool reunions and their purpose:

Ah, there it is. The true Ultimate Point. I feel it now. It is, of course, the hot breath of time, bearing down. This is the dark secret of reunions: They are all about mortality. About aging and the vagaries of the flesh and, you know, death -- how fast you are racing toward it, clinging to the walls of your life like a child being dragged off to bed and you feel compelled to ask yourself, Well, how are you thwarting that feeling? What have you learned? What the hell are you doing about it?

Are you beaten down? Are you singing as you go? Screaming? Have you made the right choices since you were 18? Do you know who you are and why you're here and did it turn out at all like you imagined? Well, why the hell not? Or if so, where are you going from here?

As I headed back to the bar to ponder cheerleaders, I realized that these, of course, are the only questions that really matter.

These are the questions of the day... and are questions I try and ask myself every couple of months anyway...

Flist, what are your answers??

Comments

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

I'm not singing but I'm not screaming either. My life's not as good as it could be but it's also better and only just begun.

[katekat]

That rocks. Especially because it sounds like your life was in a screaming situation earlier - it's awesome that you made the choice and made changes and now you get to start again.

And hey, thanks for having the courage to respond - I know it was a pretty intimidating question... or at least, it is for me every time I ask it...

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

Screaming situation earlier? To what are you referring? I never know how much people dig into my livejournal when just friending me so I'm curious.

And not at all. You'll find if I like you (and I instinctively do for some reason), I'm a fairly open book which has both its benefits and its drawbacks. If I can put something into words (which isn't always the case), I generally have no qualms sharing it.

[katekat]

Hmm, I went back and tried to find the post, but now I can't, but it was one where you linked to the story of how and why you moved away from home and across the country ...

And thanks! I think I'm very much the same way....

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

I don't remember linking to that recently. Maybe you saw it in my memories? I deleted those recently but it was one of the few posts I had tagged at the time. Either way, that's what I thought you were referring to. Just wanted to be sure. :)

And the same way how? Being an open book or liking me instinctively? :p

[katekat]

Both silly!

(and yes, I probably found it from your memories then)