On Death & Dying

[Bonzi]

A topic many don't like to talk about. I ran across this and found it interesting:

 

[B. Kidd]

Was that Ghost-written?

 

[irosie91]

Was that Ghost-written?

your best post so far, KIDD

 

[Auld Phart]

Quoted at my grandmothers, my fathers, and my mothers funerals.

 

[B. Kidd]

Quoted at my grandmothers, my fathers, and my mothers funerals.

Great poem Will H.. Has a similar sentiment expressed in one of my favorite Johnny Cash songs...........

 

[JakeStarkey]

Death is part of existence.

No need to worry about it.

The matter of dying though is a whole different matter.

 

[Bonzi]

There is a reason people want to die in their sleep or in a sudden dramatic way
No one wants to suffer....

 

[shadow355]

I want cremated, with a piece of Indian cloth put over my urn - and buried in a cemetery about 2.5 miles from my parents house .

Shadow 355

 

[irosie91]

I want cremated, with a piece of Indian cloth put over my urn - and buried in a cemetery about 2.5 miles from my parents house .

Shadow 355

what are you calling "INDIAN CLOTH"------the kind of homespun Mahatma Gandhi
favored--------or buck skin------like the stuff American Indians had-----or some sort of stuff woven-----I have no idea what materials they used in weaving

 

[Delta4Embassy]

A topic many don't like to talk about. I ran across this and found it interesting:

I take comfort in how nothing in the universe lasts forever, not even the universe itself. Everything that is, eventually isn't. Without finite existence, nothing'd exist at all. Death sucks for living beings, but it's absolutely necessary.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

If we lived just twice as long, everything about our species and cultures would collapse. Everything we are is built around a ~75 year lifespan. Education til 18, retirement at whatever, medicine, everything's built around that number. Double it, and everything breaks apart. We start dying from radiation as even normal 'harmless' background radiation will kill us if we actually lived long enough. It's only considered harmles in that its cumulative effects aren't a problem if we don't live long enough to see harmful effects.

 

[shadow355]

I want cremated, with a piece of Indian cloth put over my urn - and buried in a cemetery about 2.5 miles from my parents house .

Shadow 355

what are you calling "INDIAN CLOTH"------the kind of homespun Mahatma Gandhi
favored--------or buck skin------like the stuff American Indians had-----or some sort of stuff woven-----I have no idea what materials they used in weaving

Light brown / tan in color - about 6"x6" - Has multiple colors, and maybe beads on it. Some have the sun insignia like the New Mexico flag . Leather in texture and similar makeup.

A similar item is in the movie " The Patriot" with Steven Segal , but I want mine to be larger - 6"x 6".

I am a fan of Native Americans.

Shadow 355

 

[Iron Head]

Death is part of existence.

No need to worry about it.

The matter of dying though is a whole different matter.

Isn't death the opposite of existence? Dealing with death is part of existence.

 

[Iron Head]

If we lived just twice as long, everything about our species and cultures would collapse. Everything we are is built around a ~75 year lifespan. Education til 18, retirement at whatever, medicine, everything's built around that number. Double it, and everything breaks apart. We start dying from radiation as even normal 'harmless' background radiation will kill us if we actually lived long enough. It's only considered harmles in that its cumulative effects aren't a problem if we don't live long enough to see harmful effects.

Delta Dipshit is knee deep in the weed this afternoon. Hey, fuckhead: do you work it am I paying for your fucking weed and Internet porn?

 

[JakeStarkey]

Death is part of existence.

No need to worry about it.

The matter of dying though is a whole different matter.

Isn't death the opposite of existence? Dealing with death is part of existence.

Not at all. Your body as it decomposes still exists. It goes into the great whirl pool of matter. Now if you are talking about a personal awareness after this mortality, you will be attacked from all sides.

 

[charwin95]

Death will come at any moment. I've seen people died in such a young age. Life is short. Enjoy life while you still can. That's is how I look at it.

 

[Bonzi]

If you believe in Heaven and Hell and are not sure, death should worry you...

Otherwise, I see no need to fear death