Yeah, I've never really found much in that aside from a gentle euphemism. "Passing on" brings to mind peeing in the shower, or else a really strong chain of passes in a ball game. :D Sleeping is a lot more restful than being dead, I think. Compare soothing music versus total, complete silence.
Yeah, I've never really found much in that aside from a gentle euphemism. "Passing on" brings to min
i think that all comes down to your interpretation of death, for those who believe in a religion then being dead means finding happiness with your god or goddess, if you are spiritual then it means becoming a spirit who watches over and protects your descendants like a guardian angel, an athiest would see it as just ending, that there is just nothing... and in that regard there wouldn't necessarilly be silence as much as you would just cease to exist, kinda difficult to really put into words as we have no real understanding of what happens after we die.
but since people tend to say "he looks to peaceful" "he is now at peace" "rest now you have done your part for the world" "have a good long rest" to represent death it's a pretty strong presence in (weastern) culture.
still not saying you are wrong, just that there are many interpretations on the subject
i think that all comes down to your interpretation of death, for those who believe in a religion the
Indeed, I was just giving you my interpretation on the matter. I specifically put in qualifiers there with the silence to differentiate it from what you commonly think of when we speak of silence, just to help the analogy. Real silence has no thought or concept of time - it is dead. Similarly, many religions reference death solely so that everyone knows what it is they're talking about, even when it claims death itself doesn't truly exist (the typical theme being new beginnings versus definitive endings). In context, I don't strictly believe in endings, as it would imply one would be wiped out of the past and all memories of anyone who's ever met you - even when all civilisations and every trace would revert to total entropy something has still existed before then, it would just be impossible for any conscious entity to recall it - but as far as the personal experience is concerned it would become absolute nothingness; neither rest nor unrest. Language aside, I think a lack of existence becomes easier to comprehend when faced with the prospect of how life inherently is much a process of spontaneous occurrence and its opposite. A lack of life only is something when one is alive, and obviously, by this reasoning, one cannot contemplate it without being alive. That's more of a perspective matter than a complex mystery, however.
Getting a bit off the path with that though and delving into social conventions. All I meant to say was that, though I appreciate the common use of the term in language, is that it's never really made sense to me, and definitely doesn't resonate with this piece. The peace Luna speaks of concerns the wars we fight with ourselves; the constant flow of guilt, shame, and consequent self-punishment. What 'you' deserve, she says, is to appreciate 'your' good intentions rather than be mired by unrealistic perfectionism, past or present.
Forgive me my unsolicited rambling. Your comments were largely innocuous, and I realise that. I just feel strongly about Luna's message of self-empowerment, especially when I consider how many people there are in their self-made prisons of isolation. I wish only to underscore that peace is attained through life.
Indeed, I was just giving you my interpretation on the matter. I specifically put in qualifiers ther
not sure what else i could bring to the table, i think we pretty much covered everything that i'm aware of so i'll let the conversation rest before we give the poor thing an ulcer.
not sure what else i could bring to the table, i think we pretty much covered everything that i'm aw
