Living, in Limbo
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Living, in Limbo
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#2Recommend reading this piece: http://hintjens.com/blog:115
for some context, and because it's excellent.
Glad to see another update from Pieter, I hope he finds his way out of limbo, preferably healthy.
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#3The proximity of death turns many people philosophical.
I like reading what people think when looking at life from that perspective.
I also enjoyed reading an article which was posted in HN some years ago, about the more common regrets of people on their deathbeds: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-fiv...
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#4You're an inspiration Pieter. Thank you for all of your contributions to building a better world.
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#5Not sure what kind of cancer you have. There are so much progress in this field and I believe many types of cancer can be controlled now. My mom has NSCLC. It's been two years and it's very likely she'll be just fine in the next a few years. Please do not give up..
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#6What a class act this Mr. Hintjens is!
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#7Not sure what kind of cancer you have. There are so much progress in this field and I believe many types of cancer can be controlled now. My mom has NSCLC. It's been two years and it's very likely she'll be just fine in the next a few years. Please do not give up..
I wish you strength and courage. Spend time with your mom and tell her how much you love her, every chance you get. My own cancer is of the bile duct, spread to my lungs after five years' silence. I've accepted as fact that it's terminal, there is only "when", no "if". And even "when" is out of my hands, it's down to unreadable factors in my DNA and environment.
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#8Surprisingly strong opinions on world politics, without much evidence.
I have the utmost sympathy for the plight of the chronically ill, but to decree a referendum result as "madness" is slightly egotistical.
Perhaps those who are outraged by world events merely don't see the full picture? Perhaps their protective shells work too well, and they are insulated from the reality with which the masses must contend?
Worth pondering.
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#9The proximity of death turns many people philosophical. I like reading what people think when looking at life from that perspective. I also enjoyed reading an article which was posted in HN some years ago, about the more common regrets of people on their deathbeds: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-fiv...
Regrets on deathbeds are kind of a myth. Most people did actually make the conscious choices throughout their lives not to do the things they regret when things are over. So i would not give it too much credence unless their life is cut very short when they barely had a chance to do anything.
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#10Hey Pieter; thanks. Wish you the best for however long you're around. I hope you can make limbo work for as long as it lasts.