Re:rage against dying
Elizabeth J Respess (ejrespess@juno.com)
Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:15:06 -0400 (EDT)
>perhaps he simply gave up on fighting with the aristocracy, the
>judicial system, and was disheartened by the public's cries for his
>execution. but inside, i am sure that there was a part of him that,
>while maybe not afraid of death, certainly wanted to "rage,
>rage against the dying of the light."
i'm sorry, but i just don't see death as "a dying of the light". i love
the poem, don't get me wrong, but it's just a symbol to me. i think
people can very easily have a passion for life and accept death at the
same time. it may be foreign for most westerners, but everyone does not
see death as an end at all - and don't just mean the typical idea of
heaven. if this is only one plane of existance, which is a common belief
worldwide, then there may be all kinds of "light" or "life" to
experience. i'm not trying to go into my personal views on life after
death, i'm only saying that there many different perceptions of, and
therefore feelings about, life and death. i don't think it's fair to
make such a generalization.
>"rage is always deep inside, and no amount of acceptance
> can mask that."