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Death Penalty: Cruel And Unusual?
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Humans share two realities with each other and all other living things--birth and death. I know it's been the church's traditional teaching for eons that both dying and death are the consequences of the first couple's rebellion in the Garden of Eden. But there's an alternative perspective I've written about in one of my books. It is a perspective far more consistent with Judeo-Christian teachings and certainly more consistent with nature and biology.




One of the greatest worries is how will my family cope without me. In the light of ones death the thoughts of who will take care or be there for the family is one of the most difficult burdens to bear.

The people are all so afraid of Death. They want to live forever. They hate Death. How could they not? Death is frightening, to be sure. It always wins. And it will come for everyone eventually, because no one can cheat Death.

To explain: the Jewish mentality two thousand years ago, and quite possibly still today, emphasised the importance of family, and especially valued its spread and prosperity - 'go forth and multiply'. In particular, God's blessing was directly linked to the growth of the family, and happy the man who had many offspring, and of course, importantly, many sons. Plenty sons were the clearest indicator that the family name would continue and prosper. This poor woman had suffered a compound tragedy and was doubly cursed (by God): her husband being dead, she could have no more sons, and now her only son had died, meaning that her family line was finished. Her life was as good as over. God had abandoned her - total disaster, with no hope of any resolution.

It was easy to know what she was picturing. Black hole made her conjured up an image of one day falling into a long dark eternal nothingness - forever separated from her toys, happy things in general, people she loved, people who loved her, anything beautiful or interesting, even from light. Yes, that would be a very frightening image and it's hard not to see death in the same way.

Set aside funds for the funeral or other costs. A dedicated savings account for emergency bills is always a great idea. If the elderly person, or a grown child, could set aside a cash fund of several thousand dollars, it could be there so somebody could just write checks for the bills.

Eulogy (2004-Mature Audiences TV Rating) is a comedy that brings another dysfunctional family together for the funeral of a wayward patriarch. In this ending, the family takes the body in a casket on a rowboat to a pond.

Since we don't know whether our own demise will be lengthy or sudden, let's think about the peace that we want our loved ones to be left with. Let us love more each day. Let us pay it forward at every opportunity. Let us take more time for family and friends. Let us see more positive than negative in people and in situations. Let us put down the cell phone for a moment to appreciate what we see and hear. Death is inevitable, but the peace we leave is eternal.

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