Death As An Addendum
Oxford defines death as 'cessation', and one must agree with that. Death is such an ominous and foreboding word that we have trouble grasping it in our own terms. Usually we acquaint it with the loss of something warm and breathing and close that ends the act of living, although I think it's broader than that. Death in general is an addendum to life and is part of what confounds deeper thinking mortals and causes the never ending search for a way to cheat it and failing that seeking a relationship with a power that supercedes everything that we call God, and if we do what ever we think falls within the requirements that God makes of us we try to convince ourselves that we have a chance of beating the death rap even though we still must experience it before we get the hoped for second chance at life.
But death as an addendum to life is a never ending series of disappointments we must all endure as long as we have a concious thought. An example of death as an addendum to life is the loss of a relationship that will never return. It is a heartbreaking experience to suffer through such a death and watch it deteriorate slowly knowing what the inevitable outcome will be but remaining helpless and giving over to hopeless as it happens.
It is a human failing to be unable to respect dignities and honesty as we kill a relationship. No one knows why we are able to convince ourselves that exactly the wrong thing is the right thing as we blindly stagger through the death throes of killing what is important and precious, but we do. Occasionally a relationship can be put back together but when that occurs it's never the same and is a futile exercise in silliness to try.
Instead we are much better off to respect death and choose life. Life is exciting and rewarding as long as we don't expect too much out of it, and part of the magical human experience is to gently greet tomorrow and expect nothing, chase less, but remain fully able to accept the greatness the day may give...... that's beating death............
But death as an addendum to life is a never ending series of disappointments we must all endure as long as we have a concious thought. An example of death as an addendum to life is the loss of a relationship that will never return. It is a heartbreaking experience to suffer through such a death and watch it deteriorate slowly knowing what the inevitable outcome will be but remaining helpless and giving over to hopeless as it happens.
It is a human failing to be unable to respect dignities and honesty as we kill a relationship. No one knows why we are able to convince ourselves that exactly the wrong thing is the right thing as we blindly stagger through the death throes of killing what is important and precious, but we do. Occasionally a relationship can be put back together but when that occurs it's never the same and is a futile exercise in silliness to try.
Instead we are much better off to respect death and choose life. Life is exciting and rewarding as long as we don't expect too much out of it, and part of the magical human experience is to gently greet tomorrow and expect nothing, chase less, but remain fully able to accept the greatness the day may give...... that's beating death............
posted by Bo at 6:31 PM
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