Mary,
I've been thinking about you. My mom died a little over two years ago and
I'm happy to report that the sadness, grief and sense of loss has been
entirely replaced by the warm glow of fond memories. I imagine it'll be like
that for you too. The pain fades and you realize he would have wanted you to
be happy and live fully. The death of a parent has a way of putting you one
more rung up the ladder too. If I may be so bold, I'd like to suggest that
this a profound event in your life and deserves your time and attention. In
fact, I have no wish to burden you and do not expect a response at all.
Now if I may get metaphysical about death on this Easter Sunday...
It seems to me that Jesus does still live in some sense. The true
resurrection isn't literal or physical, it's more miraculous than that. He
lives in the thoughts and feelings of millions. I think this is how Socrates
and Plato still live. I think they all live as Ghosts in the culture, or at
least that's part of the idea expressed by Pirsig in ZAMM.
It's not just about saviours and philosophers or other folks with a wide
impact on history. All of us go on as ghosts just as Chris never really
completely disappeared from his dad's awareness, so Ken will live on in you.
And in the other he knew and impacted. I talked to your dad and even formed
a picture of him in my mind's eye. Its a very mysterious thing, but I think
we each add something to the total sum of reality and so Ken lives on
because there's just no taking it back. He existed for many years and
effected the lives of who knows how many people, produced thoughts and
feelings and so much more. All of that is here to stay. Who knows what else
we leave behind? Who knows what part of us remains among the living? I bet
it's all the parts that really matter most, there's some eternal aspect that
remains.
And besides, where is there to go? Its all just sQ and DQ dancing around
anyway. Where does your lap go when you stand up? Where does a fist go when
the hand is open?
Hey how about some good news? Our first child, a healthy boy named Max
James, was born on 4/11. Anyone believe in reincarnation? Who knows maybe my
wife is breast feeding Mary's father at this very moment? : )
For what its worth, DMB
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