Consider why we as a species developed the goodbye. Goodbye at separation is an acknowledgement one party may perish before reuniting. Goodnight means we won’t see each other for 1/3 of the day and many die in their sleep. Take your goodbyes seriously. Leave nothing unsaid.
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If we as a species did not acknowledge mortality there would be no need for formalized goodbye. Life would be a series of ongoing conversations with no end and we’d never mark a change at separation. Separation carries the real risk of never reuniting, likely because of death.
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This is not reason for fear or quivering. Rather, mortality should create an urgency for total intimacy and openness with those you are separating from. Say your final words to your loved ones each time you separate. Celebrate when you reunite. Repeat until it truly does end.
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Indeed. I suppose when I was younger death seemed like a downer. Then when I lost my best friend at 14, I started to see all beauty of it. No longer waiting to run up to the throne and see the one who loves you and understands you more than anyone. God wants to welcome us homepic.twitter.com/AdikO5hiOv
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Which is why we’re Catholic now!
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