Posted on 06/19/2014 10:34:45 AM PDT by 6ft2inhighheelshoes
After reading Jon Gabriel’s recent piece regarding funerals, it occurred to me that ever since I learned about mortality (at about age four), I’ve wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. I’ve kept in shape and have always enjoyed lots of butter (I knew it was good for me before Time announced it!). But I still know that, in the end, death is a place where we are all equal.
Science and technology will eventually find a way for people to live a very long time, if not “forever.” The first to benefit will be the very wealthy, but the technology will presumably become accessible to the masses with time. Or will it? Should it? If you were given the choice to live 1,000 years in good health or die a natural death at 90, which would you choose? And what if the only choices were natural death or Highlander-style immortality?
I’m not going to worry about it for another trillion years or so.
:^)
Even if immortality were possible you would still be burdened with a sinful nature. I choose my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who died for my sins and insured that I will have an eternal, glorified body and sinless mind and rule and reign with Him forever.
Sold, How much?
I see disappointment in y9ur future. The baby boomers will probably be the majority of who survives the first die off when the SHTF. They have all the guns ammo and survival food. :-)
I have the same outlook as Paul, it will be on His schedule and not mine, that is why I don’t fear it.
No !!!!
People are not afraid of death, they are afraid of dying.
I thought I already did.
“...I have a much better one coming soon enough...”
I really, really, hope you’re right about this! We’ll know soon enough.
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