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Fear
fear, death
Date: 4/25/2006 8:45:37 PM ( 18 y ) ... viewed 1988 times I believe it is essential that all humans face the spectre of their inevitable 'death', in order to live a complete and fulfilled life. One simply can't live a life of joy and happiness thinking that it will one day be snuffed out like a candle in the wind. Not without living in denial.
Since the Industrial revolution, humans have become so mind-oriented, so ego-centered, worshippers of logic and reason. Literally trapped in our thoughts. It is possible that religions were created to alleviate the dread and fear associated with the possibility of total extinction. It’s simply something we can't imagine; Nothingness. How can we, ('something') possibly contemplate nothingness? To try is to approach madness.
Maybe it doesn't matter what -or how we believe it, as far as an 'after-life' goes. If we believe in nothing, extinction upon death, it’s very possible that we will live in a way that causes us to become cynical, sarcastic and even abusive, to our fellow humans. But, if we believe in Life after Life we may find it in our hearts to be more empathetic and sympathetic to our brethren, as we will feel more secure in our lives, our Destiny, so to speak..
If what we do NOW is all that matters, then we need to adjust our inner light to shine in LOVE. Anything else is a wasted life and a shame, indeed.
'We All Come from the Goddess-
and to her we shall all return,
like a drop of rain-
flowing to the ocean....'
-pagan chant
"The spirit down here in man and the spirit up there in the sun, in reality are
only one spirit, and there is no other one."
-- The Upanishads
We regard our lives as made up of an infinite number of separate bits and
pieces. That is how our senses perceive our universe.
But science has now affirmed what the sages always knew. The life force is the
foundation of all, unseen and untouched though it may be. It flows through
everyone and everything. It is impossible to exist separate and apart from the
source of all creation.
"Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world.
The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same.
Every wonderful sight will vanish; every sweet word will fade,
But do not be disheartened,
The source they come from is eternal, growing,
Branching out, giving new life and new joy.
Why do you weep?
The source is within you
and this whole world is springing up from it."
-- Jelaluddin Rumi
*LOVE*
~LL~
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