Guest guest Posted May 25, 1999 Report Share Posted May 25, 1999 AES3DDD wrote: > Dear friends, Anita here. As some of you may know, I work with the elderly - > although lately it has been with the 'old' - Erika, who is 96 and Emma, who > is 101. At this point Erika would like to die, because her body is giving out > more and more each day and she feels she has long outlived her usefulness on > earth. From her point of view, I really can't see any reason for a long life. > And when she blames me for not letting her die, I tell her that it wasn't I > who ate wisely and sparingly and lived a stress-free, though physically > demanding life on a ranch for many years. And I told her the body was > shutting down because her soul was ready to move on. And although she > sometimes listens, she doesn't hear what I'm saying much of the time. > I realized a long time ago that I wouldn't want to waste my life on something > as transitory as a body. Of course this doesn't mean that I don't take care > of it and paint it when needed - teehee, but if I gave it all my energy it > would be like building sand castles by the ocean just to have them swept away > as the tide comes in. > I hope I haven't taken something out of context, have been working so many > hours I don't get to give this list all the attention it merits and apologize > for that. Love, Anita. Gloria: I had brought over part of the conversation about diet to the heart list, this was posted in regards to it from Anita so I'm just passing it along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 1999 Report Share Posted May 25, 1999 > AES3DDD wrote: > > > Dear friends, Anita here. As some of you may know, I work with the elderly - > > although lately it has been with the 'old' - Erika, who is 96 and Emma, who > > is 101. At this point Erika would like to die, because her body is giving out > > more and more each day and she feels she has long outlived her usefulness on > > earth. From her point of view, I really can't see any reason for a long life. 101 years long? That's not even a blink to Eternity. > > And when she blames me for not letting her die, I tell her that it wasn't I > > who ate wisely and sparingly and lived a stress-free, though physically > > demanding life on a ranch for many years. I hope this was said as a joke, otherwise it could be seen as quite calloused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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