Sunday being a week later
EPP discussion concerning Wills, Living Wills and how to ensure that our personal wishes are complied with. One of the group fears that a very close relative will not follow the request that has been made. Although not legally binding yet, the future has total legality in the offing and peace of mind for those who declare their last requests.The current situation can be helped by giving copies of a Living Will to each family member, a solicitor, our family doctor, and explaining to each person that the copy is given to, that this is what is required, as of now. The Living Will can be altered, scrapped or added to and amended, at any time in the future.
Dementia happens. Comas happen. Shit happens. Therefore, it is a matter of common sense to inform all around us, of what we want to happen.
Have you, who reads this, looked over the edge into the abyss? Have you fully understood that you will die. That one second, you will be alive, but in the next second be dead. Have you looked at how tiny, small and insignificant your span of life is? The Earth has existed for billions of years. It will exist for many more billions of years. Once it ceases to exist, the rest of the Universe will continue to exist. Have a think of how short your life is, by comparison to the eternity that will follow your death. Your time will be as less than one millionth of the blink of an eye.
My Donor card is with me. (I can help some other poor sod at least) My ashes will be scattered on the Ganges at Varanasi. My wife will then make the most of her time in India. The living must live. Celebrate me and move on. I will be with old friends, smiling. Merged and merging.
posted by john @ 3:55 pm
1 Comments:
Hi John~
Never an easy subject.
I think all it takes is for one, or two or three unexpected deaths to make anyone stop and take assessment. In those unexepected events, we are shook from inside and like a kaleidoscope our view is forever altered. We then must face our own mortality and reason for being if we are clever enough to find one.
I found out just 2 days ago that my friend who died this summer, that part of her estate, some of her most precious and valued possessions were sold on ebay by relatives who didn't know any better. If her wishes had been known, I don't think this would have happened. Those remaining are forced to deal with our 'stuff.' The least we can do is leave them a map.
I'm not sure that holding our lifespan up to the template of the universe is a useful feat. It is circular, afterall.
Laurie
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