It Ain't Over When the Fat Lady Sings - Afterlife

Hi

A fascinating thread.

I am officially terminally ill, over two years ago two Consultants signed a form saying I had less than 6 months to live.

I have always viewed life as a challenge and it has been an interesting time proving them wrong.

Strange thinks happen when you are critically ill and I have seen my heart stop and the monitors flatline.

Is there something there or is it my brain or the medication playing tricks?

I don’t know, but things certainly happen.

I am also not convinced that the afterlife is always good.

I have seen many die, some very peacefully and calmly after being in terrible pain.

Others have died very scared and terrified.

None of us know, that is the only certainty.

Just my take on things, others will no doubt differ.

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'Tis written: (John 14:2) In My Father’s House are Many Mansions

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That is a comforting post Surfermom - I hope it is the case that I’ll see my departed much missed family some day. I have a sister and brother-in-law who are firm believers that we all will.

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Who knows! In the same way our pets observe us as dully motionless, while from our perspective we are reading, watching, listening, and learning - newspapers, books, tv, internet, I suspect there is a lot going on around us that we simply can’t perceive.

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Hi

I totally agree.

We have very few earthquakes here in the UK.

I am 73 years old and can only remember two.

On both occasions, the floor rippled.

We had a dog, different ones, but both of them became very agitated in the minutes before the Earthquake struck.

Outstanding that you mentioned a reverse example. :+1:

I dunno, we are born with prejudice, must come from somewhere.

Spitfire, did you mistakenly pull prejudice out of your pocket instead of the proposed post-life ponderings in these posts? :smile:

No, the sentence would have had to be longer if preconceived was used

That, Surfermom, is the best example of the afterlife, that I have
ever read, it is also very touching and I had a great big lump in
my throat, while doing so.
Thank you for letting me know.

Mike.

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I believe there is an afterlife. I recall when my grandmother was dying I stood by her bed in tears - she reached out to me and said “don’t cry, everything is fine your grandfather and uncle have come to show me the way” - they had both died several years before.

On another occasion I was in hospital having had a serious operation and saw my father (who had died 10 years previously) standing by my bedside - he said not to worry as it wasn’t my time

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Hi

An interesting link

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/captured-end-of-life-brain-activity-could-prove-humans-have-souls/ar-AA1zj1LZ?ocid=nl_article_link&cvid=cb698c5af5474c4b90b1ea8e9a12d72d&ei=41

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You are very welcome, Mike.

That made for an interesting read. What happens at the point of death makes for very interesting research.

The feedback others have given me who have experienced similar experience is always the same as yours; everything is ok.

Makes sense in many ways, the knowledge is a hope and possibly a peek into our future after death. I always knew it. :wink:

Unsubscribing has always been difficult.

Not if the credit card expires :sunglasses:.

Credit where credits due :icon_wink:

One of the fundamental beliefs of Judaism is that life does not begin with birth, nor does it end with death. This is articulated in the verse in Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to The Father of All, who gave it

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That reminds me of the very charming Jewish legend of how a baby’s philtrum forms. Just before birth an angel lightly touches a baby’s face, causing the infant to forget all of its prior knowledge and leaving an indentation as a reminder of what is known before birth. :smiling_face: