X-Message-Number: 29268 References: <> From: Kennita Watson <> Subject: Re: revival instructions Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 23:55:26 -0800 Chris Manning wrote: > I don't see any intrinsic value in 'living through' exciting times. > I missed > the thousands of years of human history that took place before I > was born, > and I don't really regret that. But that is my personal opinion and > I can > see that others might take a different view. I like watching the scenery when I'm on a train, too. There's no "intrinsic value" in seeing it; I just enjoy it. I'm enjoying seeing the world go by now, and I assume I'll keep enjoying it. Besides, I think a sea change in humanity and the human condition will happen between now and when we can revive humans from cryostasis. It'll be like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, and I'd really hate to miss it. > > I will have missed all the bad things as well as the good. How do > you think > those who were in suspension at the time of 9/11 will react when > they learn > of it? "Do people still do dumb sh*t like that now?" > > One historical event I would have liked to see for myself was the > opening of > the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. Just as NSW Premier Jack Lang > was about > to cut the ribbon, a man called de Groot rode up on a horse and did > it for > him! That could have been fun to see. It brings something to mind -- even if you had been alive then, you might not (would probably not?) have been there. The world is really big, and there are a lot of interesting things going on every minute -- most of which don't make the papers. I occasionally remind myself: "No matter what you're doing, you're not doing anything else.", and "You're missing something. Get over it.". Live long and prosper, Kennita Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=29268