Very funny! Thanks for the laugh in the midst of a serious topic! Where I picked up this tidbit is foggy. I do remember an old film with Peter O'Toole and Anthony Quinn (I think) plus have some Tlinglit and Eskimo myth anthologies. Other memories include a man offering his wife as a bedmate for a guest, rubbing noses and a very practical method of childbirth into a shallow basin dug in the floor of an igloo though I doubt any of these will come in handy!
On Jan 11, 4:09 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > See, if I were that old woman I'd make my grandkids chew my food for me. I > can just see somebody telling me to walk off on an ice flow. > > Yeah, right. YOU walk out on the ice flow buddy. After you chew this a > little more; it's lumpy. > > dj > > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:33 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think we forget the Roman solution to falling on one's sword or > > ingesting poison or the tribal methods for terminating life such as > > the Eskimo old women whose teeth had worn away chewing hides going out > > to an ice shelf to be eaten by a bear who would eventually provide > > food for the tribe- an economic sacrifice. > > > On Jan 9, 3:39 pm, Manfraco Frank Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everybody! > > > I have to say that I have heard many time that one wishes to end it > > > all, so, suicide is on some people minds when they do not see a way > > > out from their sorrows and pains. At the same time I have to say that > > > you are right RP when you say that pain will be increased a hundred > > > times to the people surrounding those who commit suicide, but what > > > could those same people have done to prevent that suicide? I think > > > that is the question that we have to ask ourselves, when we find > > > ourselves in such a situation? > > > My regards to you all, > > > Manfraco > > > > On Jan 9, 9:53 pm, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I tend to agree with the insurmountable suffering, but even there I am > > not > > > > sure. I do know that in long duration fasting the hunger only last for > > a > > > > few days especially if you find something to occupy your time. I do > > know > > > > that taking advantage of the situations one is in and open up to the > > > > experience can lead into some pretty amazing situations. That has > > occurred > > > > in the past for me, 'What works I am not about to fix.' > > > > > Now the teenage in depression,, well that comes between him and the > > > > Creator,but I tend to think that the emotional turmoil they are going > > > > through will then continue through all eternity and their death will be > > > > added to it. > > > > But what do I know.. just the reasons I don't like the idea for myself. > > > > Allan > > > > > On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 1/8/2011 9:28 AM, RP Singh wrote: > > > > > >> When a man is under depression he tries to escape pain by committing > > > > >> suicide , but does he really escape pain? No he increases it > > hundredfold. > > > > >> The pain and sorrow that his family and friends feel at his demise > > is > > > > >> actually a pain that is experienced by that individual. Escapism is > > no > > > > >> remedy , the only way is to struggle and bear through all hardships. > > To > > > > >> fight throughout is the only way and as death will eventually come, > > why > > > > >> prepone it. > > > > > > And there are worse things than death. There are many ways however to > > > > > minimize on the effects to others, such as drinking a bottle of rum > > and > > > > > passing out while out camping or hunting in extreme cold. Making it > > look > > > > > accidental however deprives others from the truth of why, and there > > is > > > > > always the element of wasted potential to reconcile. I agree one > > should have > > > > > the right to die with some dignity if facing insurmountable > > suffering, but > > > > > it should be held a sacred right and protected as much as possible > > from > > > > > manipulation holding severe punishments. An 18 year old can decide > > whether > > > > > to stand in the line of fire, but someone with incurable cancer or > > mind/body > > > > > falling apart cannot say enough is enough until their body can give > > up > > > > > without aid. Insurance companies should hold no weight in the > > discussion. > > > > > -- > > > > ( > > > > ) > > > > I_D Allan > > > > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > > > > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
