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LIBRA:
What's your relationship with immortality, Libra? You won't die for many years, but this is prime time to think about whether there is any sense in which you might live forever. Let's start by taking an inventory. If you're a typical Westerner, reincarnation is a hopeful but cartoony theory that you can't really have faith in. You're more likely to imagine that your unique individuality will survive through your children or a noteworthy personal accomplishment. But now I'm going to ask you to set aside all your beliefs and approach the subject with what the Zen Buddhists call "beginner's mind." More next week.
Have an open mind to immortality... I think I already dealt with that during my "obsessed with vampires" phase. I believe I eventually decided that while it would be fascinating for a few hundred years, after that it would likely start getting repetitive and somewhat boring. Every century or so look around and wonder why people were still screwing things up exactly the way previous generations did, while thinking they were being completely original.
Now, if vampirism (or immortality) included the ability to time travel (as Linda Lael Miller's* vampires can), then it would be worth re-evaluating. Think of all the time to travel and learn about the past by actually seeing it...
*Funny, intelligent writer; has an interesting take on the vampiric romance idea.
What's your relationship with immortality, Libra? You won't die for many years, but this is prime time to think about whether there is any sense in which you might live forever. Let's start by taking an inventory. If you're a typical Westerner, reincarnation is a hopeful but cartoony theory that you can't really have faith in. You're more likely to imagine that your unique individuality will survive through your children or a noteworthy personal accomplishment. But now I'm going to ask you to set aside all your beliefs and approach the subject with what the Zen Buddhists call "beginner's mind." More next week.
Have an open mind to immortality... I think I already dealt with that during my "obsessed with vampires" phase. I believe I eventually decided that while it would be fascinating for a few hundred years, after that it would likely start getting repetitive and somewhat boring. Every century or so look around and wonder why people were still screwing things up exactly the way previous generations did, while thinking they were being completely original.
Now, if vampirism (or immortality) included the ability to time travel (as Linda Lael Miller's* vampires can), then it would be worth re-evaluating. Think of all the time to travel and learn about the past by actually seeing it...
*Funny, intelligent writer; has an interesting take on the vampiric romance idea.
