That is what some are
saying, people like social workers and family members of seriously ill people
in particular, yet I don’t believe it has to be that way. After all, we are all going to die
someday. It is a fact of living so
why not look at that inevitable truth with wisdom and clear understanding. The concept of death was never meant to
be scary or a taboo; it rather should be addressed as a reward and gift because
it is a return to an existence of good health complete with love and joy.
Denial is one of man’s easy
cop-outs! It pushes under the
carpet a truth that when identified and acknowledged makes more sense out of
living. It is not exactly the
conversation that is carried on around a cocktail party but it could be because
the topic is actually interesting as it projects into our future something that
is mysterious and yet intriguing.
I am not speaking to the
subject of preparing for your death in terms of burial and/or disposal of your
life’s assets but rather as a return to a state of contentment where peace of
mind and goodness are made manifest. Unless you have led a life of extreme darkness and
deceit, death is beautiful and it is a true celebration of the life that we
discovered and have experienced. If it has been an experience that has been
shared and enhanced for the benefit of many, than it has indeed been a journey
of complete growth, adventure and inspiration.
Just think about it—because
of our choices or lack thereof—many people feel a death daily. We think that
our lives are over because of a lost relationship, a lost job or a state of
depression. We go into sadness,
regret and even pain because we have lost something that we believed was near
and dear to our hearts. Then we say, I feel as though something in side of me
just died. While many will
associate those feelings with a form of dying, I believe they are really a form
of giving up and giving into emotions that zap our energy and deplete our life
force.
I believe that if people
could truly understand the truth that we are all spirit beings who have agreed
to come to this planet, Earth to facilitate our growth as we awaken to our higher
self and as we experience our highest possibilities, we will have accomplished
much. As spirit beings we agreed
to take on a physical body [a form] so that we could be identified by others
and also so that we can express ourselves fully in the playground of
Earth. When we die, we simply shed
the body form but the spirit lives on—it does not die. Our individual spirits still hold the
same character traits and attributes that we have held dear to our hearts and
our true essence no matter what form we are experiencing.
If you as an individual can
grasp that truth, I believe you would look at death differently. So, I can therefore say, we never
die—we simply shed one form and go back to another, which is our authentic
self. I have often told my
children that when I die, I want you to celebrate my life not morn my
passing. I ask them to have a
party where everyone receives a beautiful rose and a glass of wine and
celebrates the occasion with laughter and joy because it is now their turn to
pick up the mantle and make what I started better. “As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well
spent brings happy death.”—Leonardo
Da Vinci
If we can grasp this truth
and believe that where we are headed is far better that what we have now, we
just might see this topic differently and in fact we just might say. “ I am
doing the very best that I can because I know that when I return to my heavenly
home, I will be greeted with words like:
“A job well done, we are proud of you.”
Yes it takes a great amount
of faith and trust but we have the capacity to comprehend its meaning if and
when we are willing to think about this topic and treat it in the light from
where it is offered.
Joan Marie
Ambrose
Author, Creative Writer,
Motivational Speaker
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