I have come to greatly value the last words and wisdom of a thoughtful person who is on the brink of eternity. My good friend Bob passed these notes on to me a few weeks before he died.
All in meaning of life
Free will and Sabine Hossenfelder: what should the default, starting position be for a scientist?
Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder has argued that free will is an illusion. Rational thought, however, reveals that the basis for her conclusion not only collapses, but the default position for a scientist ought to be that free will is real and we have it.
The Most Powerful Words My Dad Ever Spoke
As my father reached the final days of his life, he wept over three regrets and how swiftly his 92 years of life had fled by. Within this context, he uttered the most powerful statement of his life, and it continues to echo in my mind. I do not want to find myself making the same statement before I die.
Will You be Almost Nothing?
How do you know if the person everyone thinks you are, perhaps that you think you are, is not actually the real you? How would you be able to tell if you were 98% poseur?
Lessons from the Last Hours of a Person's Life
Sometimes three things come together to form a moment of infinite importance for eternity. The final hours of a person’s life coupled with the hand of God quietly working behind the scenes, and the third ingredient is one of God’s sons or daughters ready to step into that moment.
The Meaning of Life: The Love You Were Made For and Have Always Wanted
Although we have often thought we could find happiness in joy in this life, what we have really always wanted is God —the one who is the origin of happiness and joy.
What Does it Mean to be Human? Part 3--Free Will
Free will is the ability to make meaningful decisions that are not merely determined by chemistry and physics, nor anything other than oneself, and for any decision, you could have decided differently.
Finding healing in the face of overwhelming grief
Although I have found many excellent online resources for coping with grief, almost none of them mention what I have found to be the two most important things that have been enormously helpful for me.