Today I was reading, a newspaper in a local library, and I noticed this article by Jacob Hoyer, titled “Pour your energy into living instead of avoiding death”. He talked about his adventure to Africa and stated that things move much slower over there, stating,”If someone says he will pick you up at 9 o’clock it actually means you will see him between 10 and 11″. He was also amased that the children had never seen a person of his color before. The main thing that caught my eye, though, was when Jacob noticed that men were selling coffins on the side of the street. Mr. Hoyer was also invited to a funeral in which village patriarch had passed away. Jacob goes on to say that death seems to be a commonplace in Africa, and how differently we would live if death was considered a part of life…
Geordan’s Thoughts – Life doesn’t just mean to live…it also means to die. Life is balanced in this aspect completing a cycle. Most people try to “run away” from death by making themselves look younger, diets, hair dyes, and injections. I feel that Jacob Hoyer’s article is very powerful in the aspect that one should just enjoy life and the many phases that one encounters.
