tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post6309356165308437567..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: VoyageWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48632908636508420972010-04-03T16:30:47.823-02:302010-04-03T16:30:47.823-02:30I find it all so puzzling, T. No note and of cours...I find it all so puzzling, T. No note and of course police are not disclosing if there were rellies, etc. My thinking is it was possibly a broken heart and a fairly sudden decision.<br />It follows closely behind another a week before which was equally chilling.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68156683409399810902010-04-03T16:28:39.600-02:302010-04-03T16:28:39.600-02:30Nick:
Yes, any I have known have been like that. O...Nick:<br />Yes, any I have known have been like that. One sat down with daughter and I in a restaurant, just to catch up. On top of the world, it appeared and the following day he took his own life. He had purchased all the paraphernalia to do so during the five days before.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-83730415848028763122010-04-03T15:57:58.890-02:302010-04-03T15:57:58.890-02:30A chilling report, WWW - in a style that forces th...A chilling report, WWW - in a style that forces the reader to go on, even when they suspect there'll be a bad end to it all.<br /><br />It's such a strange combination - a man who cared enough to exercise and improve his body and mind, yet cared little enough to destroy his body end it all.<br /><br />I wonder if he left a note which hasn't yet been found, and might explain his reason.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65235135310441564732010-04-03T11:25:29.886-02:302010-04-03T11:25:29.886-02:30www - That's one thing that seems to come up a...www - That's one thing that seems to come up a lot with suicides, they appear cheerful and unworried on the surface, while underneath they're in despair and looking for a way out. But they're too self-contained (or too defeatist) to confide in anyone else.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24384885282823271882010-04-03T11:06:15.139-02:302010-04-03T11:06:15.139-02:30GSW:
I'd say it was very quick, it's very ...GSW:<br />I'd say it was very quick, it's very chilly there even when I swam in it in summer.<br />I don't know what other alternatives there would be without leaving a mess.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-10380259097962968962010-04-03T11:04:31.208-02:302010-04-03T11:04:31.208-02:30Pauline:
We don't. I've been with cheerful...Pauline:<br />We don't. I've been with cheerful people one night and next thing I find out they've been planning their successful suicide all along. Baffling.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-69977471960100672532010-04-03T11:03:33.483-02:302010-04-03T11:03:33.483-02:30Hull:
Despair must have been gripping him. And not...Hull:<br />Despair must have been gripping him. And not to tslk to anyone.<br />A life of quiet desperation at the end, I imagine.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27583805894460230752010-04-03T11:02:08.543-02:302010-04-03T11:02:08.543-02:30Nick:
it possibly could have been one small thing,...Nick:<br />it possibly could have been one small thing, or even bad news from a doctor and he living alone. We'll never know but I find it extraordinarily haunting.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-42111128219265476332010-04-03T10:50:55.242-02:302010-04-03T10:50:55.242-02:30It's sad that there was no other way for him t...It's sad that there was no other way for him to leave this life. Tat he had to go in the cold freezing ocean. It must have been very difficult. I'll think about him a lot now. Poor man.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45288592377875906842010-04-03T10:49:28.650-02:302010-04-03T10:49:28.650-02:30So wonderfully written, powerful in a poignant way...So wonderfully written, powerful in a poignant way. Poor man - we never know what is in another's heart do we.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-85212406643069758732010-04-03T06:14:14.485-02:302010-04-03T06:14:14.485-02:30How very heartbreaking for him and those whose liv...How very heartbreaking for him and those whose lives he touched. Beautiful words, WWW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-61940282846621800142010-04-03T05:05:27.566-02:302010-04-03T05:05:27.566-02:30Sounds like one of those cases where nobody has an...Sounds like one of those cases where nobody has any idea why he wanted to end his life. He was fit and healthy, no obvious personal crisis, yet he decides he's had enough. Tragic and baffling.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80273103995888729832010-04-03T00:34:27.102-02:302010-04-03T00:34:27.102-02:30Thank you Sean. It is all true and happened a coup...Thank you Sean. It is all true and happened a couple of days ago.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-66579000363414401552010-04-03T00:33:38.136-02:302010-04-03T00:33:38.136-02:3020CW:
Oh I am so sorry for your friend. You must h...20CW:<br />Oh I am so sorry for your friend. You must have known him. Ho incredibly tragic.<br />Suicide cuts really close to the bone for me. <br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-82614790720241173852010-04-03T00:32:10.331-02:302010-04-03T00:32:10.331-02:30Annie:
I often wonder whether someone who does thi...Annie:<br />I often wonder whether someone who does this has a change of heart and can't undo the process. I think of the freezing cold on his poor feet.....<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37438582461987026112010-04-03T00:31:06.269-02:302010-04-03T00:31:06.269-02:30Welcome VP2010 and thank you for your kind commen...Welcome VP2010 and thank you for your kind comment. I do hope it was peaceful for him.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-13844849750360671012010-04-02T20:18:47.395-02:302010-04-02T20:18:47.395-02:30Good story.Good <i>story</i>.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-88429035554003876632010-04-02T19:39:00.564-02:302010-04-02T19:39:00.564-02:30What sort of empty despair leads a man to this?
...What sort of empty despair leads a man to this? <br /><br />Beautifully written, as always. <br /><br />I wonder who he left behind. Tonight we are having dinner at the home of a friend whose son killed himself. It nearly killed her.20th Century Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432147267959308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-83901384223766502152010-04-02T19:21:58.441-02:302010-04-02T19:21:58.441-02:30Can't begin to guess what he was thinking when...Can't begin to guess what he was thinking when he went into the water, can't have been thinking too much at all when he sank...Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787701515460812026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-53785044788173564912010-04-02T18:13:44.036-02:302010-04-02T18:13:44.036-02:30What a beautiful, powerful reflection. Thank you ...What a beautiful, powerful reflection. Thank you for sharing it. I especially love your last line, "sank shoeless into Mother Ocean’s waiting arms". It speaks of such peace. Thanks again.ViewPoint2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/01220005318305605072noreply@blogger.com