tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post5888041530527987229..comments2023-08-23T08:27:08.039-04:00Comments on UU A Way Of Life: What happens when I die?David G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-82000576977645508822009-01-21T09:20:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:20:00.000-05:00Hi Robin and Kelly:Thanks for your comments.I admi...Hi Robin and Kelly:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments.<BR/><BR/>I admire your faith Robin and Kelly thanks for the reference to Julian Barnes. I ordered my copy yesterday.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>David MarkhamDavid G. Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-43008062024570371282009-01-20T16:50:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:50:00.000-05:00Oh, to be a fundamentalist! To believe in heaven w...Oh, to be a fundamentalist! To believe in heaven without reservation! To view death not as an end but as a beautiful beginning! <BR/><BR/>I must admit, my agnostic soul is a bit jealous of those who avoid thoughts of eternal nothingness by means of an unshakeable belief in the promise of eternal life. Lucky bastards.<BR/><BR/>I just finished an excellent book on this very topic: "Nothing to be Frightened Of" by Julian Barnes. Barnes is an agnostic and grapples with many of the issues particular to so-called nonbelievers. He admits to thinking about death daily, and embarks on a wide-ranging meditation on mortality. <BR/><BR/>Although he never achieves any degree of comfort with dying, Barnes does get some useful advice from a friend: The best defense against death is "the acquisition of worthwhile short-term worries." Kids work well as a short-term worry, as do jobs, home renovations, anything to keep you focused on life. <BR/><BR/>It’s a terrific book (delightfully witty, too), guaranteed to get you thinking about what a "good death" -- and a good life -- means to you.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879666648303916578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-89181275284190564432009-01-19T18:32:00.000-05:002009-01-19T18:32:00.000-05:00I am not sure what, if anything, is next after thi...I am not sure what, if anything, is next after this life but this <A HREF="http://www.mreclipse.com/SEphoto/TSE1991/image/TSE91-4cmp1w.JPG" REL="nofollow">"less than little" birdie</A> tells me that the Creator made a "Sign in the Heavens" that symbolizes "rebirth" aka "resurrection" after "death". To the ancient Egyptians this bird was the solar falcon god Horus, to other cultures it is the phoenix.Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.com