serina_ds

Question:

Above and beyond
What do you think happens after you die?


Well, there's the thing with the decomposition of the body; worms crawling in and out of your various innards, the flies (and consequently, maggots), the shrinkage of the flesh due to dehydration.......

Oh, did you mean to your consciousness? Well, you're dead. There isn't anything left, you just sleep forever. That's kinda what being dead means. I am pessimistic about the possibility of life after death (an oxymoron if ever there was one) but if it should happen, I would hope to get a damn good rest! And knitting. Knitting would be good. Oh, and sex. And decent food, and other such lovely stuff.

All of which explains why the very fact of my current existence is such a beautiful and wonderful gift. I'm alive! The wonder and awe and joy encompassed in that thought rivals anything religion could supply, and the opportunity to learn and explore and share is surely the most precious gift my parents gave me, and I could never thank them enough for that.

Question:

Go it alone
Do you think society puts too much pressure on people to be in relationships and/or have children? Do you think this ostracizes people who would be perfectly content to remain single and/or child-free? Is this pressure worse around the holidays?


Yes, there are certain groups in society which put pressure on single/childless people (particularly women) to get boyfriends/married/pregnant, but individually, it mostly depends on what people you choose to listen to. I already have 3 boyfriends and another 2 regular lovers (yes, they do all know about each other - some of them are even dating each other!). I don't feel any lack of a husband in that mix. And why would I feel the need to have children? I'm perfectly happy without them, and I think I can bring better things into the world than another set of genes. Those who are desperate to see others married and with children are just needing the people around them to confirm that their world view is somehow more 'correct' than everyone else's. Stop pandering to their whims.