Inevitable Transition

If "everlasting life" is not a misnomer ~~ then "dying" is merely a transition. written December 17, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/23/2021 1:31:00 AM

Dying is nothing; I imagine we have all been through it many lifetimes.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/23/2021 8:09:00 AM

I suspect that is true, Caren. Just like the births, we don't remember them, and I for one am happy about that! I understand it was quite a struggle.

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 12/18/2021 12:27:00 AM

I agree that death is a transition. I also think death is an equalizer.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/18/2021 9:13:00 AM

Yes, indeed, it is, Shirley. I couldn't agree more.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 12/17/2021 1:02:00 PM

And it is, i.e., just a transition. Let us prepare here while we can. ~ Time's a-wastin,' gw

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/17/2021 1:43:00 PM

I think you've got a point there, gw. When all is said and done, this life is short, so we need to use it well in preparation for what we're not sure the future holds.

David Kavanagh

Date: 12/17/2021 11:55:00 AM

Nice epigram here Milton, I’m not even religious, but I still believe 100% death is not the end, merely a transition, cheers David

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/17/2021 12:29:00 PM

Thanks so much, David, for your thoughtful comment. One does not have to be religious to have a keen sense of this life and the hereafter. I prefer to think of myself as being a "spiritual person," as opposed to being a "religious" person. To each his own, my friend.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/17/2021 11:21:00 AM

Wise words Milton, I always see death as a pathway to the next life. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/17/2021 11:51:00 AM

Tom, thanks for this wonderfully affirming comment. I truly appreciate your reads and your thoughts.