Is Death Really the End or the Window to A New Beginning?
Earlier this month I learned a dear friend had been diagnosed
with terminal cancer. She has been given less than six months to
live as the cancer has fully permeated her liver and pancreas.
Since the diagnosis, her health has rapidly declined and the
hope of realizing several more months of life is quickly waning.
The fear of death holds a mighty grip because what lies beyond
our physical existence is basically unknown and fear of the
unknown can be debilitating and torturous.
Our spiritual beliefs play a major role in how we view death and
how we respond when we are faced with it. Those who believe that
physical death is the absolute end of existence may live their
remaining days or months in terror, anger, and regret, and
assume the role of a victim, the recipient of a ruthless
injustice.
There are others who believe that our physical time on earth is
but a learning opportunity on the path towards higher awareness
and evolution.
Everything in the universe is made up of energy, us included.
There is an energy that brought us to earth in the form of a
human being and this same energy will move us into our next form
whatever that may be.
Do you know where you were before you came to earth? Before you
materialized here in the form of a human? If you knew what to
expect on earth prior to arriving would you have jumped at the
chance? Imagine looking through the classifieds in your previous
existence and you read an ad that says,
Opportunity to join fast-paced, tumultuous planet where you will
be exposed to disease, war, pain, hunger, fear and hatred. You
will arrive without skill or protection and must rely solely on
a more developed member of your species for food, shelter,
comfort and safety. You will not be able to feed or care for
yourself during your first few years of life and will not have
the cognitive ability to recognize danger or threat.
You may spend your developing years in a loving environment or
in one filled with hatred, violence and pain.
We cannot guarantee your physical form. You may arrive without
limbs, possibly be blind or deaf or suffer a form of impairment
or mutilation that might create challenges or hardship for you.
We cannot guarantee you love, respect or an enjoyable voyage. It
will be the role of a dice.
You will be given a heart that can be broken and your spirit
will be challenged regularly. You will arrive on earth
completely exposed, unprepared and without a survival handbook.
You will be expected to learn, grow, survive on your own and
make the most with what you have.
You are offered no guarantees and you cannot come back when you
wish. You are committed for an undetermined period of time and
may not return until you are called.
If this sounds like something you