Q:What would you say to someone who is very sick or dying,how sure are you of the afterlife and what about those contemplating euthanasia? (Mayfly59)
A: Dear Mayfly,
First of all, congratulations on opening a can of worms. While my answer may not be pleasing to all I however will try to get off my fence as much as possible with the knowledge of my apparent responsibility here. At least I can promise you to be honest.
So, please kindly allow me to cover my backside first and tell you and everyone that here you will read my opinion which is by no means something that you should follow without a second opinion. I also want to point out that there are many others who have been duly educated or voted as authority legally, scientifically or by other official means in this field of moral dilemma and I am NOT one of them.
Now that we got my small print out of the way, let's talk.
Mayfly59. Sounds so.... romantically brave and accepting. I do not want to speculate why you chose the alias of an insect that only lives for 24 hours but lets say if I was told I am sick and my life would be different knowing it and feeling the pain I would want to know where I would be going. I am so sorry to tell you I don't know. I also don't know your faith or if you have any. I know that if you were a Buddhist and a strong believer reincarnation is your answer.
If you were Catholic and again a devoted one your question would be directed to a Catholic priest and you know what the answer is. And tell me if I am wrong but those answers would make you feel so good and without any responsibilities.
We were not human beings or honest to ourselves if we would never question boundaries, religion, laws and rights. I am not Catholic so I do not believe that euthanasia or suicide is a sin. Unfortunately most people who are "cursed" to question all are those who are thinking too much and tend to complicate things. If people would always accept things without questioning....go where they are told to go...believe what the majority believes. Hm...... It's not that simple is it?
I have never been so sick and in so much pain that I wanted to give up so my apologies to those who have and find my answer arrogant. I will not and cannot talk about my life but it is a possibility that there are people without a terminal illness or great pain who go through the dilemma often wheter to live or die. I have seen and felt and experienced enough to be satisfied that there are things within this world that do not qualify for a driver's licence and go bump in the night. I know that there are things that should be interpreted symbolically not literally and without a so called haunting being processed by a sensitive human's mind it is nothing more than bad smell, strange noise and decomposing. I think dear Mayfly it is up to you were you go. Yes, there are laws of physics, laws of parapsychology and laws for euthanasia.
All I know is that the reason we run this website is to know more. There is no answer where and how we end up after life only beliefs, only common sense, only folklore. No matter how much you study at university, no matter how many ghosts you claim you have seen or how much money you can make claiming you see dead people or cross over to the other world.
Now, please allow me to say something cruel. A word of caution:My personal opinion is that yes, there are people who are very sensitive to feel energies and entities or elementals that fuelled by it. There are special people whos senses are soooo fine tuned that they should be installed as instruments and are purely genuine and well meaning. These gifts can be inherited or cultivated over generations, a lifetime or suprise.....by a psychological trauma or terminal illness. The brain is an amazing instrument that can switch off hurt, pain (hint....hint....)create things we want etc. There are people who can genuinely do this.
Now... I have the fortune to be brought up as a Pagan and since childhood I have known some amazing folk who are lucky to live in this century or else they would be crispy critters by now due to their difference. Apart from your usual one or two oddball people majority of these folk are like anyone else, they don't go around dressed like teachers at Hogworts School of Wizardry nor they do magic tricks as pickup lines or party entertainment. I have been a lil around the world and I do not consider myself ill informed or even misled when it comes to the circle of people with gifts. Now.....none of them EVER claimed that they learned it in a seminar or can teach peeps how to "Cross over" or actually they never claimed that they "cross over" to the world of the dead. Maybe it is also the reason that they are not exactly filthy rich and do not consider their psychic abilities or sensitivity as a carrier choice. In fact some gifts bring on early maturity and a great amount of responsibility and sometimes a lil shyness around people who are less willing to make friends with those who go throught a few packs of lightbulbs per week.
I am sorry I dwelled so much into this topic....but I want you and all to understand what I am to say next. BEWARE all who claim they will tell you the answer and know what lies beyond. These answers will NOT come from someone with a PHD nor from the highest authority. It is your choice only. We can speculate that if those energies (or spirits if you wish) we have observed and encountered were so peaceful after death then why these energies carried so much grudge..sadness or anger and regret. I never heard of anyone who had a mission to throw away his/her life then report back with a definite yes or no and a detailed description of the afterlife.Lets stay true to myself and the common sense that our elders have and lets just say......if you have this life it is more important WHERE YOU ARE NOW while alive. No matter how we complicate life and romanticise about whats beyond the laws of life and Darwin would still apply to us here. Swim or sink. Hold onto it, fight and hope and as we say... the Gods favor the brave. There is so much misery in this world and so much joy. But remember it is what life is and what we make it. There is help available for pain, for fighting, for understanding and I cannot say for everyone what they should do but I know that people fight the odds every day somewhere in the world. I know that there are people who live out their lifes not knowing what it is to live in comfort or without pain and those who had it so well would give up their life because it took a turn to the worse. Pagans also believe a simple philosophy. The pagan rede says: Harm none do as you will. In other words.....what would it achieve to die? Would your loved ones see you every day as you are.... and you have a few more adventures....meet a few more people......cry a few times more...laugh a few more years.. or let you go not to see you again.
So here come the worms wriggling from the can: Yes I believe it should be a persons right to decide wheter to live or die....but I understand how a law that would allow euthanasia would also open a gate to those who benefit from it. Unfortunately I do not believe we are all good. Yes, we all have good or bad ..dark and light in us and we need both...like Yin and Yang.. like male and female or like day and night...without one or the other we would not survive. Night nurtures and hides, day gives us light and warmth. But it is the choice every person makes that matters and makes a difference between good and harmful and by golly......we are not that naive. If you read on in the FAQs earlier we talked about the vulnerability of a sick person...how negative energies attract more negative energies until we are down with negativity, depression and hopelessness. There can be rush decisions made or pushed onto a person and I am by no means a person with legal knowledge to even understand how this works. For a person to die with dignity I agree with and forgive me but I don't know if I would lift a finger to the world and would go pioneering into the world of dead and try reporting back about it.....or would fight. Hm.. I think I would fight.......
Light a white candle Mayfly and let some fresh air into your place. Then take a few deep breaths and remember noone knows for sure what is an afterlife and instead of trying to find the romantic side of it....see whats here. The Mayfly may be an insect that lives for a day only but what an eventful one day that is. Meanwhile, sorry but there are no guarantees. Not even on a nerdy paranormal site like this one. :)
Regards
Agnes
First of all, congratulations on opening a can of worms. While my answer may not be pleasing to all I however will try to get off my fence as much as possible with the knowledge of my apparent responsibility here. At least I can promise you to be honest.
So, please kindly allow me to cover my backside first and tell you and everyone that here you will read my opinion which is by no means something that you should follow without a second opinion. I also want to point out that there are many others who have been duly educated or voted as authority legally, scientifically or by other official means in this field of moral dilemma and I am NOT one of them.
Now that we got my small print out of the way, let's talk.
Mayfly59. Sounds so.... romantically brave and accepting. I do not want to speculate why you chose the alias of an insect that only lives for 24 hours but lets say if I was told I am sick and my life would be different knowing it and feeling the pain I would want to know where I would be going. I am so sorry to tell you I don't know. I also don't know your faith or if you have any. I know that if you were a Buddhist and a strong believer reincarnation is your answer.
If you were Catholic and again a devoted one your question would be directed to a Catholic priest and you know what the answer is. And tell me if I am wrong but those answers would make you feel so good and without any responsibilities.
We were not human beings or honest to ourselves if we would never question boundaries, religion, laws and rights. I am not Catholic so I do not believe that euthanasia or suicide is a sin. Unfortunately most people who are "cursed" to question all are those who are thinking too much and tend to complicate things. If people would always accept things without questioning....go where they are told to go...believe what the majority believes. Hm...... It's not that simple is it?
I have never been so sick and in so much pain that I wanted to give up so my apologies to those who have and find my answer arrogant. I will not and cannot talk about my life but it is a possibility that there are people without a terminal illness or great pain who go through the dilemma often wheter to live or die. I have seen and felt and experienced enough to be satisfied that there are things within this world that do not qualify for a driver's licence and go bump in the night. I know that there are things that should be interpreted symbolically not literally and without a so called haunting being processed by a sensitive human's mind it is nothing more than bad smell, strange noise and decomposing. I think dear Mayfly it is up to you were you go. Yes, there are laws of physics, laws of parapsychology and laws for euthanasia.
All I know is that the reason we run this website is to know more. There is no answer where and how we end up after life only beliefs, only common sense, only folklore. No matter how much you study at university, no matter how many ghosts you claim you have seen or how much money you can make claiming you see dead people or cross over to the other world.
Now, please allow me to say something cruel. A word of caution:My personal opinion is that yes, there are people who are very sensitive to feel energies and entities or elementals that fuelled by it. There are special people whos senses are soooo fine tuned that they should be installed as instruments and are purely genuine and well meaning. These gifts can be inherited or cultivated over generations, a lifetime or suprise.....by a psychological trauma or terminal illness. The brain is an amazing instrument that can switch off hurt, pain (hint....hint....)create things we want etc. There are people who can genuinely do this.
Now... I have the fortune to be brought up as a Pagan and since childhood I have known some amazing folk who are lucky to live in this century or else they would be crispy critters by now due to their difference. Apart from your usual one or two oddball people majority of these folk are like anyone else, they don't go around dressed like teachers at Hogworts School of Wizardry nor they do magic tricks as pickup lines or party entertainment. I have been a lil around the world and I do not consider myself ill informed or even misled when it comes to the circle of people with gifts. Now.....none of them EVER claimed that they learned it in a seminar or can teach peeps how to "Cross over" or actually they never claimed that they "cross over" to the world of the dead. Maybe it is also the reason that they are not exactly filthy rich and do not consider their psychic abilities or sensitivity as a carrier choice. In fact some gifts bring on early maturity and a great amount of responsibility and sometimes a lil shyness around people who are less willing to make friends with those who go throught a few packs of lightbulbs per week.
I am sorry I dwelled so much into this topic....but I want you and all to understand what I am to say next. BEWARE all who claim they will tell you the answer and know what lies beyond. These answers will NOT come from someone with a PHD nor from the highest authority. It is your choice only. We can speculate that if those energies (or spirits if you wish) we have observed and encountered were so peaceful after death then why these energies carried so much grudge..sadness or anger and regret. I never heard of anyone who had a mission to throw away his/her life then report back with a definite yes or no and a detailed description of the afterlife.Lets stay true to myself and the common sense that our elders have and lets just say......if you have this life it is more important WHERE YOU ARE NOW while alive. No matter how we complicate life and romanticise about whats beyond the laws of life and Darwin would still apply to us here. Swim or sink. Hold onto it, fight and hope and as we say... the Gods favor the brave. There is so much misery in this world and so much joy. But remember it is what life is and what we make it. There is help available for pain, for fighting, for understanding and I cannot say for everyone what they should do but I know that people fight the odds every day somewhere in the world. I know that there are people who live out their lifes not knowing what it is to live in comfort or without pain and those who had it so well would give up their life because it took a turn to the worse. Pagans also believe a simple philosophy. The pagan rede says: Harm none do as you will. In other words.....what would it achieve to die? Would your loved ones see you every day as you are.... and you have a few more adventures....meet a few more people......cry a few times more...laugh a few more years.. or let you go not to see you again.
So here come the worms wriggling from the can: Yes I believe it should be a persons right to decide wheter to live or die....but I understand how a law that would allow euthanasia would also open a gate to those who benefit from it. Unfortunately I do not believe we are all good. Yes, we all have good or bad ..dark and light in us and we need both...like Yin and Yang.. like male and female or like day and night...without one or the other we would not survive. Night nurtures and hides, day gives us light and warmth. But it is the choice every person makes that matters and makes a difference between good and harmful and by golly......we are not that naive. If you read on in the FAQs earlier we talked about the vulnerability of a sick person...how negative energies attract more negative energies until we are down with negativity, depression and hopelessness. There can be rush decisions made or pushed onto a person and I am by no means a person with legal knowledge to even understand how this works. For a person to die with dignity I agree with and forgive me but I don't know if I would lift a finger to the world and would go pioneering into the world of dead and try reporting back about it.....or would fight. Hm.. I think I would fight.......
Light a white candle Mayfly and let some fresh air into your place. Then take a few deep breaths and remember noone knows for sure what is an afterlife and instead of trying to find the romantic side of it....see whats here. The Mayfly may be an insect that lives for a day only but what an eventful one day that is. Meanwhile, sorry but there are no guarantees. Not even on a nerdy paranormal site like this one. :)
Regards
Agnes
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