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The idea of time has been haunting me this year, for the first time in my life too. I feel the weight and sadness of losing everyone and everything before my unavoidable death, and it saddens me. What are some good /lit/ for this feel?

>> No.12065654

>>12065651
The conspiracy against the human race

>> No.12065663

>>12060922

>> No.12065803
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12065803

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro is a wonderful novel about time (and memory).

>> No.12066417

Thanks will check these out when I get home

>> No.12066471

Everything in the physical world is temporary and therefore worthless. When you are dying, you will see your possessions and social status fade to black around you. Now, without distractions, you will see a reflection of who you truly are. What kind of person you are, and what you place value in, will influence whether you are happy or terrified in this moment.

>> No.12066626

>>12066471
>Everything in the physical world is temporary and therefore worthless.
>Implying consciousness isn't a by-product of your physical matter, brain.
>and what you place value in.
If everything in this human world is worthless, how could you possibly conjure up some value in your final moments? What do you think is a good thing to think back on while you are on your death bed?

>> No.12067310

>>12065651
iliad

the kleos of achilles is eternal.he will never lose it.

>> No.12067350

Why does time seem to go so very slowly when you're young but seems to fly when you're older?

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>>12067350
how come 17 bucks seems like a lot of money to a kid but when you're older it's not shit

>> No.12067561

>>12067501
Wow actually a great analogy there.

>> No.12067591

>>12065651
Cringe.
>>12065803
Cringe.

I thought summer was over!

>> No.12067686

Reminder that your first 26 years of life feel as long as the rest of it.

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>> No.12067823

Try Seneca's 'on the shortness of life'. I didn't like it but you might, it's only ~30-40 pages anyway.

>> No.12067834

>>12067591
Cringe.

I thought summer was over!

>> No.12068078

>>12065651
The Magic Mountain is perfect for this.

>> No.12068104

>>12067350
because when you're four years old 4 years is your whole life. so 1 year is 25% of your life, thats your frame of reference. when your twenty years old 5 years is 25% of your life so 5 years to a twenty year old feels like 1 year for a four year old

its all an illusion

>> No.12069270 [DELETED] 

>>12066626
Because things humans make up things that have more value than the existing world. It doesn’t matter if they are real or not. You don’t actually own anything but yourself and you’ll realise that when you are dying

>> No.12069286

>>12066626
Most things humans make up have more value than the existing world. You don’t really own anything but yourself

>> No.12070449

>>12065651
Majjhima Nikaya