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barracuda wrote: It's pretty strange to recognize the idiosyncracies of a man who died twenty-five years ago surfacing in a five year old girl, but there it is, there's no mistaking it, and in this rather materialistic way no one is lost to the world.
barracuda wrote:When my dad died, an old friend told me, "you're not really a man until your father is gone," which at the time I considered bullshit. All these years later I still think it is, but there is a sense of completion which accompanies the loss that is undeniable.
RocketMan wrote:I just read your post, Ahab, and none of the replies (yet, of course), but I have to say that that was one of the most beautiful pieces of prose I've read in a long, long time.
RocketMan wrote:I'm coming around to the the view that the fear of death is one of the most potent factors enabling the evil we see in the world and, by everything that I hold sacred and true in this world (and indeed, all others), your post has only strengthened my faith in this regard.
He was added to me, and to something bigger than all of us, and he's still here now. More present now than he was at the end.
stefano wrote:I used to be a full-on Dawkins-style atheist, the rational skeptic, until my grandfather died. He was sick for a few years before but his death was perfect for him - he fell down stone dead in church, in his best suit, on the last note of one of his favourite hymns.
stefano wrote:Hey Ahab - yes, the same man. He was quite a character, I think about him a lot. He also told me never to trust a man who dyes his hair, and that you're only properly dressed if you're carrying a handkerchief and a penknife with a corkscrew.
I just feel weirdly calm and normal.
Men should never, ever take care of their personal appearance, beyond dressing well, smelling good, and shaving if they want to. Anything beyond that is an affront to the Lord!
Joe Hillshoist wrote:I just feel weirdly calm and normal.
I'm glad you're at peace with all this.Men should never, ever take care of their personal appearance, beyond dressing well, smelling good, and shaving if they want to. Anything beyond that is an affront to the Lord!
My wife reckons i smell best when I'm sweaty and unshowered.
I brought a $4 pair of jeans at Vinnies yesterday (St Vincent de paul society op shop) - that'll be me dressing well.
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