There will be no one like us when we are gone, but then there is
no one like anyone else, ever. When people die, they cannot be replaced.
They leave holes that cannot be filled, for it is the fate—the genetic
and neural fate—of every human being to be a unique individual, to find
his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. I cannot
pretend I am without fear. But my predominant feeling is one of
gratitude. I have loved and been loved; I have been given much and I
have given something in return; I have read and traveled and thought and
written. I have had an intercourse with the world, the special
intercourse of writers and readers. Above all, I have been a sentient
being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself
has been an enormous privilege and adventure.
Oliver Sacks, Gratitude
4 comments:
thank you for these words
my friend
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Yes. I have lived a wide life and have no serious regrets. I hope to live longer, but I will not dwell on fear. I do sometimes think of all the eggs that females carry and what is the variety of personalities and bodies that they had inside them.
Hi
I am a big fan of Oliver Sacks but I do not remember this quote. It is lovely and I suspect I will use it on my blog as well. It is something I think people should hear and think about.
Regards
Guy
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