tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397715447752979124.post3026129162485003871..comments2023-05-12T04:08:06.880-04:00Comments on Sadie Belle Reads: What Makes Life Worth Living?Amy http://www.blogger.com/profile/15353920822811597411noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397715447752979124.post-80329809356708577912012-02-27T11:46:40.083-05:002012-02-27T11:46:40.083-05:00Thanks, Robyn, and thanks for visiting, Melissa. ...Thanks, Robyn, and thanks for visiting, Melissa. I've spent some time in a small, very poor village in Mexico, and one of the things I noticed most about the lives of the people there was the lack of comfort and the lack of any kind of "abstract living experiences." No art, no music, no reading, etc. I guess I'm spoiled in thinking I couldn't live like that for long. Maybe we never know what we can and can't handle until we're confronted with it. <br /><br />And thanks for commenting about the way I organize my posts. I don't like to just summarize plots, and I need to feel like I'm saying something original. Otherwise, I'm just not going to say anything at all :)Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/15353920822811597411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397715447752979124.post-54166871371121783722012-02-27T10:50:38.738-05:002012-02-27T10:50:38.738-05:00This makes me think of Maslow's hierarchy of n...This makes me think of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, but an interesting twist. He says that we can only move on to "higher" needs like beauty and meaning when we've satisfied our "lower" needs...to eat and be warm. There are a lot of critiques of this model...I think maybe being hungry or in pain or cold could, in fact, lead to some pretty serious soul searching. What's the nature of a world that causes such pain and suffering? <br /><br />We are kindred spirits! I like that you use what you read as a starting point for a bigger discussion that moves beyond just the details of the book.Robyn Rylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510195754917893035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397715447752979124.post-89905943550342674592012-02-26T21:52:13.194-05:002012-02-26T21:52:13.194-05:00Interesting perspective.Interesting perspective.Melissa Wiebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657787882718834484noreply@blogger.com