Life is a series of moments. Some we forget in an instant. Some stick with us for a lifetime.
A month ago I witnessed a dying man living a life fuller than most of us could ever dream. This weekend I saw the body of a man in one place and the essence of his being everywhere else. They say that, "when the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs for what it has found." The great spiritual leaders talk of a life somewhere else after death. What I saw this weekend tells me that immortality starts right here and now. To become an original worth copying. To begin in one form, to evolve into another; in stories, in memories, in laughter, in lessons taught for generations to come. To become part of the fabric of a collective unconscious. What man would ask more from life than this?
Albert Einstein once wrote,
Like you said Uncle Frank, "there is only one way."
A month ago I witnessed a dying man living a life fuller than most of us could ever dream. This weekend I saw the body of a man in one place and the essence of his being everywhere else. They say that, "when the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs for what it has found." The great spiritual leaders talk of a life somewhere else after death. What I saw this weekend tells me that immortality starts right here and now. To become an original worth copying. To begin in one form, to evolve into another; in stories, in memories, in laughter, in lessons taught for generations to come. To become part of the fabric of a collective unconscious. What man would ask more from life than this?
Albert Einstein once wrote,
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
Like you said Uncle Frank, "there is only one way."
1 comment:
You grasped the essence of what my father was trying to show everyone. He said that if he was able to witness to one person, then what he had to go through wasn't in vain. It helps soften the blow for those left behind to know that he accomplished just that. Thank you for honoring my father.
Your cousin, Lisa
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