Bruce, I am deeply effected by the loss of your mother, as my mom died abruptly long ago when I was 8 years old. I express my sincerest love for what words can express, & the limits of time & space, & the demands of everyday life have on me. I wish you the courage to seek out & understand that which was once unknowable, or said to be impossible, or even down right hokey-pokey by most people who think they know as "facts" without questioning the very fragile human interpretation/assumptions it is based upon.
As strange as this may seem, but one that I have come to realize with little doubt, all conscious beings including us humans, exist in some other form of reality, after what we humans interpret as death. I'm always questioning my beliefs & trying to see the hidden assumptions I take for granted, but this is one I am *almost* certain is true.
From what I think I know thus far (have to leave room for an alien intelligence, god, or even the concept or Feeling that I exist, controlling what they want me to believe
: Our bodies, time & space, are just an interpretation of Our identities. The Consciousness in each of us is composed of many identifiers known to us, constantly sending & receiving information from what we observe & to our own internal conscious identifiers, & we term this interpretation "reality" to other like-minded Consciousness that interpret reality in a similar way. It is almost beyond any doubt to me, once the body's conscious identifiers (which are really beliefs about beliefs of existence) loses its connection into believing it existed in a body form, the Consciousness in that person, will either abandon that intrepretation of reality completely, or be reborn into another time & space interpretation. This *may* depend on the knowledge of the consciousness- I'm not certain on that, yet.
It is also my belief, that once we become more Conscious of the information of Ourself, we will be able to recall our past memories & past lives, but I cannot say for certain this is true. Do I believe in reincarnation? Almost without any doubt. But I hope we do achieve immortality in this version of our lives, so we can be amazed at the sheer love, joy, & greater meaning it will give us, & vividly remember the experiences which led us there.
Love for eternity, & imagination without limits (for that is, indeed, the truest aspiration, once we possess the knowledge to control our version of reality
Lots of love to everyone here, especially for Bruce & his family,
Chris ~<:3