tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post6634437278753724857..comments2022-06-14T19:58:00.434+10:00Comments on One Small Life: Guest Post :: The Thoughts :: By Robyna MayOneSmallLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-53163643354734865122015-05-03T07:55:48.108+10:002015-05-03T07:55:48.108+10:00As a child I was sure that the adults had the answ...As a child I was sure that the adults had the answers to all the questions I was thinking about - I didn't realise that as adults you become so busy and your world narrows to the point that you stop asking those questions - that the questions do become closed as you say.Robyna | The Mummy and the Minxhttp://www.themummyandtheminx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-3636881064025740312015-05-03T07:52:57.151+10:002015-05-03T07:52:57.151+10:00I do think that we spend our childhood with much b...I do think that we spend our childhood with much bigger thoughts than we realise at the time. I am sure a special little someone will soon pose some new questions and perspectives.Robyna | The Mummy and the Minxhttp://www.themummyandtheminx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-57969594636564243462015-05-03T07:51:14.764+10:002015-05-03T07:51:14.764+10:00Thanks Rachel - whilst there is so much that I do ...Thanks Rachel - whilst there is so much that I do not like about organised religion, providing a context for those questions is definitely something I miss. And thank you about your kind words about Xavier - it was nowhere near enough time, but I am grateful for the days we had.Robyna | The Mummy and the Minxhttp://www.themummyandtheminx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-40377355011168523682015-05-02T08:03:49.880+10:002015-05-02T08:03:49.880+10:00A real thought provoking piece. This made me refle...A real thought provoking piece. This made me reflect on my own childhood, and how the decisions of adults often seemed mysterious and complicated. It is interesting to note (for me) how decisions are more often than not are not as open ended anymore, more often than not the question of 'and then?' is no longer posed. natasha brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650086104858145970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-75795657679988456782015-05-01T16:35:30.957+10:002015-05-01T16:35:30.957+10:00A beautiful post that gives much food for thought....A beautiful post that gives much food for thought. I remember spending hours in 'dreamland' as a child, lying on my bed, thinking all the thoughts, pondering and imagining about all of the possible meanings of life and everything in it. Youth was a time when I consumed books entirely - taking them in, analysing and understanding their everything. My mind seems superficial in comparison now. I wonder if it's a coping mechanism for the overload of tasks in everyday life. I hadn't really thought about it before, but my preference is for spending time with entertainment now, rather than philosophy. Thank you for reminding me about that other part of me! I'm going to see if I can rediscover a little bit of that youthful and thoughtful self again. xHeike Herrlinghttp://www.heikeherrling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-11818615723325753172015-05-01T09:26:28.762+10:002015-05-01T09:26:28.762+10:00Robyna, these questions occupied my thinking as a ...Robyna, these questions occupied my thinking as a child too. Like you, I was raised in the context of church, but my sorts of questions were not so common there. I wondered about self-determination, fate, existentialism (although I didn't have the words for them then). I would weigh myself down with the terrors of the world and feel like I might never be able to lift my head. For me, the relief came when I decided that maybe it is death itself that brings us enlightenment. I heard somewhere when I was in my teens that we use a very small portion of our mental capacity, and that even Einstein used something around 11% (not sure if I got that right). But I figured, what is the rest of it for? If not for comprehending the universe? And if we can't use it in this life, for some reason, it must be space for our minds to expand into. It's the only way I can comfort myself about death. I think about how much bigger and more beyond my Mum must be thinking. How far more comprehensive her understandings must be now she is released from the limitations of body and time and the laws of nature. Thank you so much for this post. I really really enjoyed reading it. Thank you Kate for posting it! Brilliant read. Beautiful song. And I am so sorry for your loss Robyna. Fourteen days isn't even close to long enough to be with someone you love so much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573990403405303936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-5974513093413463662015-04-30T23:00:24.164+10:002015-04-30T23:00:24.164+10:00She has a beautiful way with words. xShe has a beautiful way with words. xOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-42100052937797004232015-04-30T22:49:52.090+10:002015-04-30T22:49:52.090+10:00Robyna can write, can't she? I love her last ...Robyna can write, can't she? I love her last sentence. Simply beautiful and on such a "higher level" of thought and reason. Hugs to Robyna.Joan - AZestyLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507547264281866813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-79494011310323620852015-04-30T13:03:20.707+10:002015-04-30T13:03:20.707+10:00It's wonderful to have you here, and it was a ...It's wonderful to have you here, and it was a thrill to be over at your place last week! Hooray for blogging collaboration. And I really love this post. Takes me right back to my childhood. xOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-76585997477363842282015-04-30T12:47:24.062+10:002015-04-30T12:47:24.062+10:00Thank you so much for having me and for your incre...Thank you so much for having me and for your incredibly kind words. xxxRobyna | the Mummy & the Minxhttp://www.themummyandtheminx.comnoreply@blogger.com