Good to know that!

I don't know about your beliefs, but Buddhism (for example) says that 
this life on earth is not the only one we live and that our 
consciousness is not limited to our brain, and also that this 
consciousness (call it whatever you like) does not dye when the flesh 
dies, but lives up (forever? i don't know, but longer, yes, I believe 
that) 'till another chance to face new experiences on earth again.

I just cannot believe that once our brain stops, it's all finished. I 
once believed that, had a terrible crisis, but I survived with the 
simple thought that there *is* such a thing like energy conservation (no 
jokes, please), thinking about our potential energy concentrated on our 
experience in life, and this could not just dim away, it *has* to live up.

Thinking and reading (no, I'm not Buddhist) it makes sense what the 
religions from India says (and many others, too), about returning to 
life in another fresh body and all different injustices that happens to 
everyone.

Why does a young child dye? The answer is that he/she came here just for 
a small lesson. What are 60, 70, 90 years compared to eons? I can only 
think we're in some kind of school, learning to live with each other.

And if we don't pass the final tests, we've gotta get back until we 
learn the lesson ;-)

Maybe these thoughts may help your friend.

Francisco


Russell McMahon wrote:

> Quick/brief update.
>
> The person that I asked for prayer for survived the current crisis and 
> is highly likely (but never certain) to wind the immediate short term 
> battle. The various responses that I received on and off list were 
> greatly appreciated.
>
> A group of friends, family and associated professionals is planning to 
> "gang up on him" and hold a family group conference to see if the 
> until now repetitive crisis pattern can be broken. The reason for his 
> problems is extremely deep rooted and entirely likely to not be 
> amenable to complete recification by anything short of a genuine 
> miracle (even by James' standards :-) ).  [[Suffice it to say that 
> it's is exceptionally unlikely that anybody here would wish to be 
> subject to the childhood that he had to go through]].
>
> thanks again
>
>
>        Russell McMahon


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