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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

Book by Elif Shafak · 16 quotes · Fear, Love, Acceptance

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“Noatalgia Nalan believed there were two families in this world:relatives formed blood family;and friends,the water family.If your blood family happened to be nice and caring,you could count your lucky stars and make the most of it; and if not,there was still hope; things could take a turn for the better once you are old enough to leave your home sour home. As for the water family, this was formed much later in life and was,to a large extent,of your own making. While it was true that nothing could take the place of a loving, happy blood family, in the absence of one, a good water family could wash away the hurt and pain collected inside like black soot.It is therefore possible for your friends to have a treasured place in your heart, and occupy a bigger space than all your kin combined.But those who had never experienced what it felt like to be spurned by their own relatives would not understand this truth in a million years.They would never know that there were times when water ran thicker than blood.”

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“Nikad se nije prestao čuditi mizernom napretku ljudskog roda kad je riječ od pogrebnim obredima. Vrsta koja je izmislila digitalne satove, otkrila DNK i stvorila strojeve za magnetsku rezonanciju, bijedno je zakazala u zbrinjavanju svojih mrtvih. Danas je u tome jedva imalo naprednija nego prije tisuću godina. Istina, oni koji se valjaju u novcu i mašti naizgled imaju malo veći izbor od ostalih; oni savoj pepeo mogu rasuti u svemir, ako žele. Ili se mogu dati zalediti - u nadi da će za sto godina biti oživljeni. Ali većini ljudi opcije su prilično ograničene: pokop ili kremacija. I to je otprilike to. Ako tamo gore postoji Bog, sigurno se grohotom smije ljudskom rodu koji je sposoban stvoriti atomske bombe i umjetnu inteligenciju, ali se još uvijek nije pomirio s vlastitom smrtnošću i ne zna što da učini sa svojim mrtvima. Patetično je pokušavati degradirati smrt na periferiju života, kad je ona u središtu svega.”

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