Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
Your average aid worker, wherever they may be. Any human being doing good by helping others, while putting themselves in harm’s way.
Stevie Wonder: he’s brought so much joy to the world for so many years.
Dame Joan Collins. She insists on being happy whatever is going on and, despite being a Tory, is a very caring person.
My mum, because she’s been a nurse for over 40 years. She works in a hospice, and there’s no bullshit with her.
A birthday present I hoped would mean a lot to the person. I had their family history researched and a book made.
I’ve been to two postmortems in real life, and spent the last 14 years talking about death at work – so, pretty close.
In my childhood, when I didn’t think about whether it was happy. It just was.
I would like the poem Cherish by Raymond Carver. It was read by my dad at my wedding, and is my absolute favourite.
A cellist, inspired by my mum and dad’s friendship with Jacqueline du Pré, and seeing a documentary about her.
Listening to the last 10 minutes of the podcast S-Town. It is one of my favourite reminders of what life is truly all about.
Abi Morgan, Adam Clayton, Adeel Akhtar, Adwoa Aboah, Alfre Woodard, Alice Eve
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