All of this intelligent discussing of mortality held under his banner!
Right now we're hatching brine shrimp--a great little type that has a
single tripartite eye in the front and a deedling kind of locomotion
that reminds me of the reconstructions of the watery gait of
Anomalocarus (one of my favs. of the pre-Cambrians). Hard to tell how
old these lady-gents are (right now they're hermaphrodites), as they
were in suspended animation for years to decades and came back in 3 days
with an application of bottled water (may our dry bones do the same in
the coming Glory!). My 6 year old daughter is keeping a running count
of the birthdays that we all must celebrate as they hatch and deedle,
deedle and hatch. So far it's been six Happy B'day songs in Japanese
and six tiny cakes. That's only for the visible ones. I understand
that most linger on the edge of visibility for another five days, so
soon it's going to be countless songs and countless cakes just like the
heaven of those beetling browed monsters that chain us to heaven and
hell with their attempts at stacking nonsense into syllogisms.
My wife's uncle died last year and an "unlucky day" landed in the
middle of the July wake in his home, so the poor guy could not be
reduced to his chemicals in a speedy fashion. When the funeral did
happen, the smell of disinfectant and incense could barely mask the
smell.
My description of Cid Corman's funeral can probably be found in the
archives, so I won't go into details about what happens here.
Rainbow Bridge seems to be just for mammals. What about fish, reptiles
insects (like spiders--a fav.) and brine shrimp? Surely Jesus has a
place for them too? Buddha certainly has.
Also--yes, hell planes, cars, and money. That tradition hearkens back to
the days in China (and to a limited extent in Japan) when the great
Rulers took everything with them, including wives, concubines, servants,
etc. Yes YOU COULD DARNED WELL TAKE IT WITH YOU.
Plus Hell Money is great to do arts & crafts with.
Jess
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