|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:18 pm
Hey, has anyone read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry? I had to read it last year for school, and it was about what if people didn't have suffering and misery. It's pretty good, even if the writing style sucks a bit.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:19 pm
Siarnaqth Hey, has anyone read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry? I had to read it last year for school, and it was about what if people didn't have suffering and misery. It's pretty good, even if the writing style sucks a bit.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:35 pm
Joshua_Ritter Siarnaqth Hey, has anyone read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry? I had to read it last year for school, and it was about what if people didn't have suffering and misery. It's pretty good, even if the writing style sucks a bit. In order to live without misery, you must live without happiness. It popped into my head when Khalida mentioned that neither good nor bad would exsist if suffering was removed. It's the entire plotline of the book.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:40 pm
Siarnaqth Joshua_Ritter Siarnaqth Hey, has anyone read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry? I had to read it last year for school, and it was about what if people didn't have suffering and misery. It's pretty good, even if the writing style sucks a bit. In order to live without misery, you must live without happiness. It popped into my head when Khalida mentioned that neither good nor bad would exsist if suffering was removed. It's the entire plotline of the book.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:44 pm
I loved "The Giver" much~!
People need to read it~!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:31 pm
Khalida Nyoka I loved "The Giver" much~! People need to read it~!
I've got a free week.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:02 am
The Giver.....wow.....Awesome book.
No suffering, nothing.....It teaches what a world would be like without love or hate, or anything, which in that book is kinda creepy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:53 am
Anyone seen Equilibrium? I'm not sure how much it lines up, but the major theme there is eliminating anger and sadness while eliminating happyness.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:01 am
Never seen Equilibrium... Nor could I find a pdf of "The Giver" All most undoubtedly it will be in your local library. "The Giver" by Lois Lowry is all you should need to know to find it... (Wiki-link w/ spoilers if you can't get it at the Library: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver )
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:22 am
A life without suffering is impossible.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:57 pm
The Resurrection A life without suffering is impossible.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:00 pm
Joshua_Ritter The Resurrection A life without suffering is impossible. You asked if it could be done and I answered.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:54 pm
The Resurrection Joshua_Ritter The Resurrection A life without suffering is impossible. You asked if it could be done and I answered.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:00 pm
Joshua_Ritter The Resurrection Joshua_Ritter The Resurrection A life without suffering is impossible. You asked if it could be done and I answered. Without suffering there is an utter lack of conflict in any way, shape, or form. Thus society would stagnate, lose its drive, and inevitably deteriorate until we're nothing but a bunch of idiots running around in the jungle again. Or even worse, suffering reenters the world and we are totally incapable of dealing with it and are wiped out.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:20 pm
The Resurrection Joshua_Ritter The Resurrection Joshua_Ritter The Resurrection A life without suffering is impossible. You asked if it could be done and I answered. Without suffering there is an utter lack of conflict in any way, shape, or form. Thus society would stagnate, lose its drive, and inevitably deteriorate until we're nothing but a bunch of idiots running around in the jungle again. Or even worse, suffering reenters the world and we are totally incapable of dealing with it and are wiped out.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
