Well kids, as I see it there are basically three consistently agreed upon unknowns that we as humans grapple with—1) the specific intricacies of how and why the brain works, in certain areas after specific injuries or illness;2) the furthermost reaches of outer space and 3) what happens when we die.
In all honesty, I can’t even begin to tackle the first two, nor am I capable of knowing what happens to the life energy at the point of death, though, personally I believe that this one shot can’t be all we get, despite what Sister Mary Cornelius or Father Sizka tried to teach me in Catechism.
There is a difference between death and dying. Dying is like a symptom of death, the ultimate end result. And this is why I’ve never been afraid of death, but dying? Yes. If you’re like me, we can better understand the process of this final transition through a psychologist and the people who have assisted their charges through to the end, either as a hospice care givers or family members who wanted to be present. The incredible stories they can tell us are moving and poignant and will be the focus of this weekend’s show.
There some medical impiricists out there who’ll say when a dying person starts to have conversations with people who we can’t see, as in family members song since dead, or they each out for an invisible hand to grasp, that’s just the morphine talking, or hallucinations caused by the limbic system within the brain shutting down.
One would think a person of science would have a mind open to all possibilities. But most these caregivers will agree that whatever their patients are reaching for, whoever they’re talking to, are very real to them.
We’ll also discuss what commonalities or differences that might exist between people from different cultures and different religions, And of course, how children relate to their own mortality. (Gulp)
It will be poignant and sad (you’ll no doubt hear a few sniffles coming from my end of the micophone) yet hopeful and beautiful.
Death is as much a part of life as birth. The life cycle is mind boggling when you think about.
So, please join Chelsea Mac, Pat Fant, Abel Rodriguez, our Studio Producer and me, Laurie Kendrick this weekend for what promises to be an extremely enlightning two hours.
Supernatural Saturday Night, 8-10pm (CST) on RadioBrave.com, which is now a working website. Ignore my picture. It’s 11 years old. We’ll replace it as soon as I’m no longer retaining water like a reservoir.
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LK
