Death

 
 
 

Ki on DEATH

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DEATH




You can’t get there from here

And yet we can, at least it seems we can

The reality is that I have no real idea what is going to happen. To the best of my knowledge, we encounter
only two truly unique and intimate experiences in life. The first is when this journey of life begins
at the moment of conception when our own ‘blueprint’ is engraved onto the concept of reality, and of course,
the other is when that journey comes to an end, at least in the context of life, which we describe as ‘death’.
What that actually means is somewhat vague and indeterminate at the moment.
We may, or may not, find an answer to the question of what comes after.
In any case, it is somewhat beyond our abilities at the moment.

They say that death is the great ‘equalizer’. Certainly in the sense that no one has the ability to thwart
or control when that end to this existence occurs, albeit that many have tried and failed to do so.
Physical health can possibly extend our time, and intelligence and philosophy may give us an opportunity
for insight and some degree of understanding, while money may soften the blow
and make the journey there more comfortable, but none of them can change the inevitability
of what comes to everyone, no matter their beliefs or desires.

I think the whole concept of the ‘great equalizer’ has less to do with the ability to defray the costs and delay
the actual event then it does in the inescapable truth that we all end up with the same result, and money
and power are virtually irrelevant and non-existent in the paradigm that we experience after the fact.

I, of course, have no idea of what constitutes the reality of death, and while I have put a good amount of
time and effort into the contemplation of the concept, it, like the idea of god, is inconceivable and therefore
we can never even begin to fully understand anything about it. We can think we comprehend the experience,
much like empathy, but there is no factual evidence and no empirical data
that can explain or even describe that which we cannot experience.

You can run but you cannot hide.
You can embrace the reality or live in fear of the concept.
In the end, we will all take that last step, and death will be there to guide us to what comes next. Or not.
There is a certain amount of interest in what that means, but I am in no rush to find out. And you?

Death is impartial. It has no ulterior motives and it has no mercy.
If there is anything in this life that ‘is what it is’, I would tend to think that death is that thing.
It exists, it happens, and it is inevitable, and we will all get to experience it in due time.
Is it the end of everything, or the beginning of yet another aspect of an ongoing existence?
We can only hope. Until that time,

ain’t life a bitch?




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today


live for Today for Tomorrow we die
but, as we know, Tomorrow never comes
so do we therefore live forever?
alas, the truth, we die Today

~ ki ~


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death waits


Time waits for no man
but Death patiently waits for all

~ ki ~


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regret


I regret only
that our paths are no longer one
that we will not share the uncertainty
as you take your next steps, into the unknown

You are my very soul
and will remain so
. . . . always

Forever and a day
until we meet once again

~ ki ~


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death


death is but a breath, a moment, a thought
there is no tomorrow, nor yesterday, or today
it is an inevitable and expected ending
and a possible genesis of a new beginning

do not fear the smile of death
nor seek its unique presence
anticipation feeds the fear
the time will draw nigh soon enough

there is only today, the time is now
do not live for death, for that brings no peace
embrace people, embrace things, embrace life
it is there your answers will ultimately be found

~ ki ~


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moment


Life exists but for a moment
Death recognizes no time

~ ki ~


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never


death cannot rob you of the past
for it lives in your heart
the agony lies in the loss of the future
memories never to be experienced
never to be shared
to never exist

~ ki ~


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entrance


death is the entrance
to the tomorrow that will never come

~ ki ~


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harm


they who would harm themselves to harm their enemy
receives no value and no benefit for their effort
there can be no victory, there will only be remorse
it is only insanity in the action and in the result

there can be no satisfaction in winning when there is nothing to win
no fulfillment in thinking if you have no true thoughts of your own
no pride in leadership if there is no particular direction to lead
there can be no contentment in being alive if you do not love life

they who give no quarter should expect none in return
those who wish to distribute hate and death must surely die
love and hate will always be nothing more than a state of mind
and you my friend will be the one who decides

life is meant to be shared
death is meant to be a personal matter

~ ki ~


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yours


I was prepared for death
just . . . .
. . . . not yours

~ ki ~


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To sample all of the available 'thoughts' of Ki you can find them here:

The World According To Ki  [E] #2293903 Ki experiences the world from a different perspective. The questions define existence. by Lone Cypress Workshop