urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jaundice27 printed ephemera jaundice27 2006-10-27T01:50:57Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jaundice27:820 2006-10-08T04:40:41Z 2006-10-27T01:50:57Z so I am watching this special about the neanderthal man, our ancestor's competitor. two main thoughts. what would it have been like to live back then, to live by killing animals by walking up to them and stabbing them with a spear that's still in your hands, etc. it seems intense to us, but how did they feel about their life? did they feel, did people before modernity feel in the sense that "this life sucks, am i being loved, etc."<br /><br />also, lets talk about those people who are experts. or anybody you see featured on the tv, or someone you encounter on the street, or some friend you only talk to less than every few hours. how do they feel about living their life, and how do you feel about living yours. i guess the obvious answer is that all you can do is live your life as intensely as you can, and while you can't make that other life, you can make your life to be the ideal that you want it to be. you can make that life with the fall trees in the background, the desk with all the esoteric literature according to your specialty, you can make that perfect living room with your wonderful children. its all up to you.