After weeks spent in attempts to find time to finish reading the novel that I've mentioned in the previous posts, I finally finished reading it today and feel so sorry about the fact that the story is over and there's nothing left to read about a happy man who didnt know he was actually happy until he died. There was one thing in the novel that touched me and made me think it over as in a way it was about me: in one of the passages one of the girls talking about his death mentioned that the state in-between is the only thing we can get in the after life, although all the people (including me) talking about their "after-life" experience were quite sure that the place they were taken to was Heaven; this girl seemed quite sophisticated in it and suggested it might be a trick to make certain people (who'll tell about that to the rest of humanity) be sure there's a peaceful place like Heaven, so that they could return into their bodies. But its not the point. It was just one if the things that made me think over the novel.
As for the style, to my mind, it's brilliantly written and must be highly praised, althoough I couldnt really judge about the language as originally its in French, which I dont understand (feel like I should learn it after all!) and to crown it all it was translated into Russian, which makes it harder to understand certain things that the author meant. It also has a lot to do with the title of the novel. For instance, in Russian it was translated like "The After LIfe" and in when I translated its original title "La Vie Interdite" into English with the help of altavista it turned out to be "The Prohibited Life". The very meaning that the author tried to carry with the title was lost and now am trying to figure out what it really was that he wastrying to say.
I couldnt find any information either about him or about the novel in English, so I gave up and started translating unskilfully written reviews which didnt help me that much.
The only thing I want to add is that this book is really worth reading and discussing, not only because of its unusual plot but also because of the unusual style of writing I wish I possessed.
Find time for it and maybe it'll change your life and your attitude to your close people, and finally you'll understand how much you love them and how much there's to be said before there's no more opportunity to utter a single word.
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Martin, thank you very much for exaggerating my abilities for learning foreign languages - am flattered:) I almost envy you that you have the Helena Paparizou CD, for which I've been hunting since May! The only thing I could get was the collection of the most popular Greek songs of the year 2005 including two songs of her. But I'm getting bored of it and would rather listen to that double edition CD that you have. It'd be lovely if you could send them to me:) Thanks a lot!
As for the second comment, concerning euthanasia and special wards for those loony who want to "get out" of this world as soon as they get sick of it, it aroused controvesrial emotions in me. Firstly, I have to point out an evident mistake in interpretation of the word "euthanasia", which is, yes, Greek. It actually means the act of assisted dying which is supposed to save him from his sufferings, both mental or physical. So here's a question for you: what are the sufferings of a person who has NO apparent sufferings? I would accept your point if you meant a shut down human organ which cannot be medically treated and leaves no hope for the man having this disease. But as far as I understood, you meant different thing, creating that special ward in your mind. I'm not that religious to say the following, but something in me doesn't let me be indifferent: a human being doesn't have a right to KILL either himself or anyone else. It is the fundamental belief upon which any "culture" is based. There can be no exceptions. Euthanasia is not an exception of this common rule, it has a different reason for its existance, provided a person who's going to die this way understands clearly enough that there's no OTHER way out, because sometimes people are too impatient and cannot think of certain things that they are destined to have or go through. People nowadays don't value their life as they probably should, which makes me feel sorry for them, since there's nothing better in this life than LIFE.
And thank you for the advice to be creative. I'll bear it in mind and will follow it!
The answer is NO. It shouldn't be practised, it has to be restricted. It goes against "Natural Law", which is the only law in life that I personally support and understand and thus submit. It is my personal point of view, the point of view of any strong person who adores and enjoys life despite the fact that it's not always that we get what we want. We have to accept it. We have to take most of it instead of constant complaining and moaning.
Thank you for making me think it over:)
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