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========================== | | | HARLEY HAHN NEWSLETTER | | #9 | | | | March 21, 2002 | | | ========================== ============== Things to Read ============== If you love reading as much as I do, I know you will enjoy a new theme area I have just put up as part of "Harley Hahn's Internet Exploration Station". This theme area is called "Things to Read", and contains a large variety of interesting stories and books you can read, for free, on the Net. You will also find a few words from me on why I think reading is so important. https://www.harley.com/hhies/ All the resources in Harley Hahn's Internet Exploration Station -- just like all the resources in my books -- are free. In addition to making sure that everything I recommend is free, I also do the best I can to ensure that the Web sites are as stable and non-commercial as possible. By the way, the resources in Harley Hahn's Internet Exploration Station are taken from my Yellow Pages book ("Harley Hahn's Internet Yellow Pages"). For more information about the book, see: https://www.harley.com/books/yp9.html ======= Nicole ======= Speaking of things to read, perhaps you would like to read one of my stories. I have just put a new story, called "Nicole", on my Web site. This is one of my favorite stories and, I must confess, I tend to cry (in a nice way) when I read it. This is a strange thing for a guy to admit, especially when I was the one who wrote the story. Still, it's true. So, take a look and see what you think. Here is the beginning of the story: ------------------ How nice it was just to sit on a bench, watch the ocean, and think of nothing, thought Nicole. There had been altogether too much to think about in the last three months. Just looking back was scary. She couldn't believe all that had happened, all that she had been through, even when most of it hadn't happened to her. What if...? ------------------ To read the entire story, visit: https://www.harley.com/writing/nicole.html ==================== Thinking About Death ==================== Finally, on a more lofty note, I invite you to read an essay discussing how we might think about death. During most of our life, the question of death looms over us like a cloud. Sometimes the cloud is so dark that it blocks all the light, making life virtually unbearable. Other times, the cloud is so transparent as to be almost invisible, allowing us to distract ourselves, perhaps for years, with the events and responsibilities of everyday life. However, no matter what we do, the thought of death is never very far from our core being. We must all die, and we know it. It is this realization that creates what is called the "human condition", an undeniable force that has more control over us than we like to admit. It is this force that drives us to find meaning in our actions and our existence. Each of is challenged, during our lifetime, to come to terms with our death. It is, indeed, the most important challenge we face. If you are in a thoughtful mood today, perhaps you would like to read a short essay I have written concerning how we think about death. I can't promise you easy answers. What I can promise are a few stimulating thoughts to add to your own. They start as follows: ------------------ Imagine a group of primitive human beings who have no understanding of what it is like to be alive. Each day, they awake with no memory of the day before: every day and every experience is brand new. They have no knowledge of waking, sleeping, or anything else. At the beginning of a new day, the primitive beings are happy... ------------------ You can find the entire essay at: https://www.harley.com/writing/death.html -- Harley Hahn
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