The Roller Coaster of DEATH!!! (Week 6 Post 1)

What, if anything, persists after we die? If our memories are physically housedin our brains, a glorious piece of meat that will inevitably decay and turn todust then what remains? What is this ghost that visits loved ones, inhabitsspooky houses, moves objects telekinetically, speaks through mediums?We live in a Mystery even as we act as if nothing is mysterious. Theregeneration of skin on a daily basis, clotting, digesting, pumping, breathing,reproducing, healing, circulating… How? Fascinating, mysterious, yet rarely evencrosses our minds. Even the flower that sprouts and then grows out of a tinyseed is a glorious mystery. Mysteries like these are much easier to attribute toGod than to an unknowable, naturally occurring mysterious process.Oh! I love, love, LOVE the roller coaster analogy!! Super excited to get onthis ride, it's going to be awesome- okay, all buckled in-Um, one last thing, atthe end you are all going to die in a big fiery ball, Enjoy! How can we enjoysuch a ride? Such is life! The fire ball could come at any moment, the key is toenjoy it while it lasts. We should not live our lives avoiding the movies andbooks with the sad endings, we should not be depressed or filled with dreadabout how fleeting life is. This is supposed to be fun! And even if it is not"supposed" to be, why not? Can't we make anything fun? If you're bored thenyou're boring, right?