it's always the good people....

[Jingles]

you know
I believe in karma, i honestly believe in what goes around comes around when you do something bad
but over the years i have come to realize that even those that don't do bad - well, bad things happen to good people

i just got a call from my Dad, and one of his long time freinds, and my old boss has been given 2-3 months to live

she had cancer in the past, battled it and sent it into remission
then while she was seeminly doing bettr, her husband suffered from a blood infection that nearly cost him his life

these past few years has been one thing after the next between the 2 - and now it looks as though Paulas time is coming to an end

she has always worked with people, as a teacher, as a bank manager..she has always had that special touch. Everyone loved her. She was never able to have any kids , so she loved others as her children
she always had a joke, she has always enjoyed life..she's only just reaching her fifties

it's not her time
i hope the doctors are wrong (and you know, they often are) but things look pretty bleak
I am not that close to her
i will send her words and flowers to let her know how she touched me

it's just another reminder, that life is unpredictable..and it's shorter then it should be for some
and that you should all keep reminding those close to you how much you love them

[jenn_ifer]

You know what my take on this is? I know bad things happen to good people--and I don't believe that bullshit about how "all people are sinners, so therefore bad things happen..." I'm sure most people don't want to die, but I believe that death is a release from this hell we call life. All this pain and suffering...why would someone want to live that long? I don't actually believe in a "Heaven," but I do believe there's life after death. I believe that after death, there's no more pain... it's only painful for the people left behind (again...life is painful). I believe that people don't die and then just vanish...they're still around.
So...I know this may sound HORRIBLE, but if they're in all this pain, it's better that they go...and hopefully both of them so that they may be together in a world free of pain, waiting for their loved ones to join them.

I might sound like a total crack case, but that's what I believe.

If anyone finds all this supernatural stuff intriguing, I'm reading this book that seems pretty interesting: Experiencing the Next World Now by Michael Grosso, Ph.D. -- I know this books sounds really cheezy, but it's really scientifically written...if you're interested in a different perspective of what happens when we die.

[mugsy]

i have a loved one who is going through the stages of death, and right now, he is only saddened that he will cause so much hurt when he does leave. he doesnt fear it, he feels bad that we will be left sad and without him. he doesnt see himself as loosing anything.
so in this sense i think he runs on the same sort of beliefe you do jenn_ifer, and i dont think its crazy at all. it makes sense in its own way.

in my life so far, i have only seen good people get smashed with bad karma\bad things, but truely, i never hear about those i dislike. so it always seems that the bad things are happening to all the good people i know.
jingles i hope all the doctors are wrong, in my experience, they mostly are.

[Jingles]

Originally Posted by jenn_ifer

So...I know this may sound HORRIBLE, but if they're in all this pain, it's better that they go...and hopefully both of them so that they may be together in a world free of pain, waiting for their loved ones to join them.
-- I know this books sounds really cheezy, but it's really scientifically written...if you're interested in a different perspective of what happens when we die.

you know, i am sure somehow you thought this was comforting
but
if you read my post again i don't think you'll see me mention anything about the afterlife
i don't require a perspective on death - thank-you
those that know me, know i believe we go on after we leave this body
but it doesn't make leaving anyone behind any easier. My post isn't about what happens next, i have no doubt that there is more.

my friend hasn't been in constant pain and suffering, she's had persistant medical problems, there is a difference
So forgive me, if i don't see her impending death as a great relief. She's just 50, that's not old these days...that's mid life for many

and perhaps you see this life as a 'hell' but i have had the pleasure of enjoying mine - and i know for a fact my friend has too

i appreciate you trying to send positive thoughts
but your chioce of words leaves a little to be desired in my mind

[spunsugar]

unfortunatley bad things happen to all people. and that's what makes it so horrible. what you should remember about her is that while her life may be drawing to a close she can say that she lived doing what she wanted to and she spread love. and that's what is so important. she made other lives better and in doing so I'm sure influenced others to be better people. I hope the doctors are wrong and she gets a chance to do some things before her time comes. :)

[Partizan]

hey if karma is in favor of her she'll keep on going

ive heard of people who were given 3 months to live and they're still alive after a few years

[Charlie Brown]

I think karma is a state of mind, made up of postive thinkers and optimists

[Sykonee]

I've often found that there is more going on behind the scenes than what we take for granted. Someone whom appears a kind, decent, well-to-do individual in public could possibly be quite depressed for some reason. As a result, their 'will' to live may be fleeting. The human body is a remarkable piece of organic machinery that can continue to function for at least a century, but only if we want it to be.

All this pain and suffering...why would someone want to live that long?

Curiosity of the future... what it will hold. This, above all else, will be what will keep me going.