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Originally Posted by colmena
I'm with you, Xander. Soil nourishment; that's better than any afterlife. Simple, practical, beautiful.
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Exactly. And a darn sight more likely than nirivana or whatever (sorry whatever).
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Originally Posted by Gen
Pain, lost dreams, the psychological wellbeing of those who love you, and the unknown.
Have you ever tried to put yourself in the place of someone who loves you that you care about if you died? Its one of those empathy things.  |
Um I've lost people I love.. I do partially wish that I did believe I'd see them again. However I refuse to allow my own needs warp my perspective (well I'm at least going to try to be objective... I did say try...).
I refused to cry when I lost my mother because basically if she was still alive then she'd still be in pain and all because her son cannot let her go. I refuted that. I refused to crumble and instead I'm as happy as I can be about it. I knew her and that's what I hold dear. To try to pull her back or have her waiting around for me somewhere smells of selfishness to my nose.
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Originally Posted by Jennifer
Gee, I can't wait to put "Compost / Worm Fodder" on my resume!
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Well use a shovel dummy.. jeez you get it laminated so it won't spoil not so you can use it to clean out the garden!
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Originally Posted by Jennifer
Like Gen says, it's all about fear of loss [and thus fear of emotional pain].
For those who have been left behind, since the dead feel nothing.
Sometimes values take part in it.
(Some people feel they need to have "accomplished something" with their lives and suffer pain if they feel they haven't.)
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All I usually see is someone who wants more as pretty much everyone does. The question is, how much is enough?