Vchelle

Thank you for your view on this very important topic. As an English Professor of Composition, I cringe when I see bad grammar or missing words or misspelled words. I think quality must be a factor with quantity. I know that I need an editor just because it is good writing practice to have on. If I’m surfing the web, looking at online news articles, or even just looking at a potential job opportunity, if the writing is not good, I shy away from the article and the website because someone (an editor) did not do enough investigation, research, or proofing. Bad grammar and typos make me feel that the source is not trustworthy. So, I hope that editors have a voice in the matter where ever they are working because I bow down to a good editor and I appreciate his/her work. As an inspiring writer, I can’t live without an editor.

I haven’t entered into the world of philosophy, but this article/post is interesting. I had never heard of the Late 19th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. However, I do feel that life is meaningful in itself, and we are just the expression of this life. I understand that “Death of God” means the death of religious structure, maybe? The Universe is just not out there somewhere, but it resides in all of us, and we reside in it. My 11-year-old daughter was looking at all of the planets in the Universe in a book, and she wondered if there was life on Mars since it was the closest planet to Earth. My husband said that it has to be life because they found water on Mars, which I’m not sure if that’s true or not, but I then said to them both: What if our standard of what constitutes life, which one of those things is water, doesn’t apply to other planets? Life is meaningful, and on this planet and at this time, humans, animals, trees, nature in general, the birth of children, the death of loved ones, are all meaningful.

There are a few books that I attempted to reread. They are my spiritual or self-help books. I feel so full because of the (aha!) moments that I experience that I want to reread the book. Over the years, I began highlighting sections of the book if the idea or topic resonated with me. Now, I start at the beginning of those highlighted books and just skim through and read all of what I highlighted. I feel accomplished that I’ve captured the essence of the book. When I read fiction, I ponder on the emotion that comes along with the good read, and then I sort of revisit specific sections of the book in my head. This recording in my mind and heart is enough for me. I normally don’t reread fiction. Good article.