Pillow Book "human behaviour"

Today, as I was lying in my hospital bed, I overheard a conversation between a sick elderly woman and her doctor.

The doctor was explaining to her that she did not have the physical, or mental, capability of returning home soon but that they were trying to find a resting home that would take care of her for some time. The woman was very upset with this and demanded to be returned home immediately, because her 40 year old son, that was still living at home, would not be able to eat properly if she was not there. Of course her arguments were nullified by the doctor, who had no concern for her son, but for his patient. Yet he tried to explain to her that SHE was the one that was sick, not her son, but that they could arrange so he would be able to visit her very regularly and even eat with her. (A very generous offer, I think myself.)

Of course the woman kept pleading and crying and saying that she could under no circumstances leave her son alone. She had to be there for him.

After many minutes of the doctor trying to comfort her , she finally exclaims:

"If you won't let me return home right now, then I will kill myself!"

At which point I laughed so hard I had a coughing fit and had to be helped by the nurse.

When I had recovered I thought to myself, how utterly ridiculous people can be in their reasoning. The woman was extremely upset that she would be living in a place where her son could come and visit and even eat with her, while she was taken care of properly. Yet, she didn't get even slightly upset by the idea of taking her own life - which would undoubtedly leave the son COMPLETELY and UTTERLY alone without ANYONE to care for him.

Maybe this is the complication of humanity, and the reason there will never be any humanics*.

There simply is no logic to human behaviour!

quote from Björk

Humanics* is the qualitative science of human behaviour that the robot Giskard in Asimov's robot novels, is trying to develop.

Poem "human V"

When you are giving up,

when you have given all you can give.

When you think "I cannot take another step..."

...there is at least ONE more step in you...

Take it...

Poem "human IV"

Would you take a life, to save another human?

Would you give your life, to stay human?

All that is really our own in this world, is our life.

Therefor it is also the most precious thing we have,

to keep or give away...

Not to be taken by force.

Pillow Book "Phrases that touch my heart"

"I would give my life,

to be human"

lyrics from Ellie Goulding - Human

"I am the best dressed man in Joseon [...]

The more the colours don't match,

the bolder you can wear them together"

quote from Gu Yong Ha in Sungkyunkwan Scandal

"The world is yours

It's what you make of it

Shake it up!"

lyrics from SuperJunior - Shake it Up

"What we do in life,

Echoes in Eternity"

quote from Maximus in Gladiator

"But he knows that he’s miles behind everyone else and deals with the fact that he’s pathetic, incompetent and insignificant. He doesn’t give up on himself. What greater talent is there to be wanted?"

quote from Yoo Chang-ik in Sungkyunkwan Scandal

"The Road to Hell,

is paved with Good Intentions"

old saying

Poem "human III"

take your very last breath and ask yourself

Have you Laughed?

Have you Learnt?

Have you Loved?

This is dedicated to Arthur C. Clarke and his "Rama"-series.

Poem "human II"

The life you have is a singular multiplex entity.

Before you, there were never anyone like you.

After you, there will never be anyone like you.

You, are the only one that can be you.

You, are not replaceable. On any level.

As insignificant as you are in the entire history of the biocomplex multitude we call the Universe, still...

...there will ever only be ONE of you...

Revel in that fact...and be just you...

Poem "human I"

Humans are nothing,

except what they make of themselves.