tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550968581499006769.post2993008272021395146..comments2024-01-01T06:04:22.009-05:00Comments on A Simple Love of Reading: Friday 56...The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (10)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866556133258108522noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550968581499006769.post-75274808345524683072010-06-11T11:27:32.948-04:002010-06-11T11:27:32.948-04:00I don't know why I love stuff like this (and T...I don't know why I love stuff like this (and Teaser Tuesday!) so much, but I sure do. <br /><br />Mine is from "The Instant" (as in, the "instant" before death) by Merih Turkdogan, an <a href="http://www.theinstantbook.net/" rel="nofollow"> ebook</a> I found. It's the story on one man's death, which takes but a second, but which leads to fascinating interesting encounters during that second. A one-second death is quite a lot longer than you think. <br /><br /><br />[[Sixteenth split-second<br /><br />This was the instant of second illumination, which comes five illuminations before the Great Enlightenment.<br /><br />Herr Zimmermann felt more fresh air blowing toward him from some unknown source, clearly enhancing his state of joy. He was feeling happier now—and also more complete.<br /><br />He felt himself grow impatient to see what more was to come.]]Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12553309379795237911noreply@blogger.com