"Life" on this Earth
Sitting amongst my belongings, clearing out old documents, and finding the proper place for my things I wonder about life and death. It's really quiet here in my new house, and absent of my TV, DVD and stereo which have yet to be unpacked, I have a lot of quiet time to ponder and contemplate about life. I like it actually. I wonder mostly about what will happen to all these accumulated things once I am no longer on this earth and how they affect my life? Then I think about death. Life is fleeting. This past New Years, news of horrific accidents made me sad. Those who died were good people, with good lives and families which loved them. Many were young. Life could be taken from us anytime, anywhere, in anyform. Gone in a flash. So when the time finally arrives, what matters then? Is it all these belongings we have? Is it the title we hold or the positions we held? Is it the money in our bank ...