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4/26/2013

 
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While I slept in my little corner of the world, problems, catastrophes, and puzzles went on. I awoke to discover the US suspects Syria of using chemical warfare against its own people, a hospital fire in Russia trapped bed-prone mentally ill residents behind closed bars, the death toll rises as more people are being dug out of the rubble under the collapsed industrial building in Bangladeshi, and in England, a nuclear submarine fire caused a quick evacuation before the Royal Navy crew extinguished the small welding blaze.

In this era of instant news, we're never out of touch with what goes on in other parts of the world.

But do we pay enough attention to events close at hand?

An ambulance removed my reclusive elderly neighbor from his flat last week. He was unable to care for himself and had suffered another decline in his breathing. I can't help wondering if the same fate awaits my when I'm old and alone.

Nobody wants to think of their own demise. I'd say I have about 15 years left. My parents and grandparents lived into their mid 80's. I've got plenty to occupy my mind, so I won't die of boredom. One writer cyber-friend on the other side of the world has just celebrated her 105th birthday. This leads me to believe that novel writing keeps the brain cells active and develops new ones, essential for averting dementia.


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During the night, the weather changed from sunny, almost hot conditions here in England to chilly temperatures and rain this morning. My bones ached well before I woke. How do bones know what's happening outside the sheltered environment of the home?

Nature keeps us attuned to our present circumstances. We are not our body, which will wither and die. We are the spirit inside.

Edgar Cayce, the legendary seer, advised using our latter years for learning new things to prepare for the next life. He also said,

' Secret, private, alone and separate are active words in our vocabulary. In the higher realms of consciousness there is no space. ... Things and people are not separate, but part of a Whole. ... By increasing the focus on self, we have created the illusion of a self separated from the rest of life, but it just isn't so. Our individual actions and thoughts make an impact on the Mind of the Universal One'.

Therefore, we are connected to everything that goes on in the rest of the world. Not through the internet, although that's a good example, but through the mind.

I'd like to believe that by caring about what happens to people buried alive under rubble, I am, in fact, helping them. Or am I living in a fairy tale?


Suerae Stein link
4/26/2013 04:52:52 am

I'd like to believe as you do, Francene. That our positive thoughts are felt and accepted. I also believe that we are all connected through spirit. That we are all one universe. I have not heard of Edgar Cayce, but I like the idea of learning to prepare for the next life.

Francene Stanley link
4/26/2013 10:59:05 pm

Perhaps we could learn to play the piano. Who knows where that would take us in the next life?

AMummysLife link
4/26/2013 07:16:23 am

In this world of social networking and instant news I think we are all more aware of what is happening on the other side of the world and nothing of our own neighbours and community. Perhaps we need to get off of our computers and tablets and smart phones more often and take a look around in our own backyards.

Francene Stanley link
4/26/2013 10:59:50 pm

That's the idea. Harder to do than we might think though.

Diane link
4/26/2013 09:40:15 pm

I hate thinking about my own demise, but it always comes to the forefront of my mind when tradgedies strike around the world. Drowning, Fires... not ways I want to go. Like just about everyone, I want it to be quick, and painless. I can't imagine the agony those patients in the burning hospital were in, knowing they were trapped.

Francene Stanley link
4/26/2013 11:01:01 pm

Perhaps it's best not to plan the mode of passing, but to concentrate on living right now.

Amy link
4/26/2013 11:05:06 pm

Francene,
It's a scarier world now than it was a generation ago because within minutes of anything happening anywhere--via the internet--we can be made aware of it, and because of the photos and videos, we feel as if everything is so close to us. Sometimes I wonder how healthy it is for our own peace of mind to know so much.


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