If you comprehend 'death'

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Post #273,379

by Ashton

11/15/06 9:20:30 PM

If you comprehend 'death'

Then, My Son you are an Enlightened Being^{there are no \ufffds on That}

(Just because millions have been nattering about it for centuries, and the cloaked-ones pretend to have grokked it to fullness -?- all that shit is just the politics of sheep-manipulation for the usual status + profit.)

Now then, as to DEATH: Terry Pratchett's bio makes more unadulterated Sense than all those gold-leaf-Illuminated screeds -- and it's a 'Hell' of a lot more unpretentious Fun

(and.. Bonus! he manages to handle the illusion that there is 'time' massively better than the, er, 6-dimensional phase-space gavotte.)

:-0

Post #273,384

by boxley

11/15/06 9:54:30 PM

bad phrasing

I meant she didnt comprehend the common knowledge of death, the fear that it engenders in the left behind. The sorrow of never holding that physical being again.
Now to really comprrehend death,

At the moment of truth you look down at yourself
see what has become, sorrow for those left
an unseen hand cannot comfort but a force of will
touches those crying around that shell

the stars compell, the freedom to fly effortlessly among the cosmos
the pain is gone
the memories fade as delight in the newness
of this medium we see, time does not exist
as you travel with a whooshing sound in empty space
the speed attracts particles of ice and metalic space debris
your eyes become rubies, you skin is replaced
by diamond dust as with purpose not human or devine
as you seek a vague sense of justice denied
you are,
the silver surfer

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Post #273,390

by imric

11/15/06 10:35:34 PM

My.

Imric's Tips for Living

Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.

Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.

I'm haunted by her face...(maybe I need a mom's opinion?) - (Nightowl) - (16) - Nov. 15, 2006, 02:11:24 AM EST

the girl was reacting to the emotions around her - (boxley) - (15) - Nov. 15, 2006, 07:59:14 AM EST

What Box says. - (a6l6e6x) - Nov. 15, 2006, 09:55:04 AM EST

So she wasn't experiencing real grief? - (Nightowl) - (13) - Nov. 15, 2006, 01:42:31 PM EST

father died - (boxley) - (12) - Nov. 15, 2006, 07:29:26 PM EST

If you comprehend 'death' - (Ashton) - (2) - Nov. 15, 2006, 09:20:30 PM EST

bad phrasing - (boxley) - (1) - Nov. 15, 2006, 09:54:30 PM EST

My. -NT - (imric) - Nov. 15, 2006, 10:35:34 PM EST

So we probably shouldn't use the word death then - (Nightowl) - (8) - Nov. 15, 2006, 09:54:16 PM EST

umm no, use dead and death all you want - (boxley) - (7) - Nov. 15, 2006, 09:57:26 PM EST

But don't say "went to sleep" - (drewk) - (6) - Nov. 16, 2006, 12:14:22 AM EST

I actually wondered about that phrase - (Nightowl) - (5) - Nov. 16, 2006, 01:21:09 AM EST

Your wonderings are just the tip of an iceberg - (Ashton) - (4) - Nov. 16, 2006, 09:03:42 PM EST

Thank you Ashton. :) Laura, Amy, can I ask your input? -NT - (Nightowl) - (3) - Nov. 16, 2006, 10:24:54 PM EST

This is my perspective on the whole thing - (imqwerky) - (2) - Nov. 16, 2006, 11:00:26 PM EST

Re: This is my perspective on the whole thing - (Nightowl) - (1) - Nov. 17, 2006, 01:41:20 PM EST

Talking down - (imqwerky) - Nov. 17, 2006, 04:40:16 PM EST

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