From: Alison Page alison@alisonpage.demon.co.uk
What I like about interpreting stories in this way is that it raises questions in my mind.
Does leaving children behind really make your life more meaningful?
Dunno, never done it.
Does a 'failure' to reproduce take anything away from your worth?
Do you have any to subtract from in the first place?
How much should you sacrifice of yourself for the chance to leave a
legacy?
The approximate equivalent of two siblings, two offspring or eight cousins. Or as much as little as you damn well please.
Are we just carriers for our genes?
Yes.
If reproducing ourselves is all that gives us meaning - is meaning
endlessly
deferred?
Only if there *is* a meaning to be deferred.
Neil (willing servant of the Selfish Meme)