To Gramps

[Jen]

There are a couple of things I need to tell you and I hope you will read this with your heart open.

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Your body will soon leave this earth and return to the dust it came from. That is what awaits all of us at some point, maybe for some of us, even before you leave.

Your body is meant to have a finite life.
But there is a spirit within you. A spark of life. And that spark won't die. When it flies free of your body, it will remember who it is and know where it is. It will be home.

Our spirits are here to learn, to grow, to meet challenges and hardships, and to experience life in a place where things are solid in nature. It's not a nice place or an easy place, but you'll have to admit you have learned a lot in your 90 years. That's what you came here to do and you've done it well.

One thing you may not have realized is that your spirit is the real you. Your body is only the vehicle you have been using for these last 90 years.Your spirit is "you" and will be easily recognized by those friends of yours who have died and gone "home" ahead of you. I believe I will recognize you when I arrive as you will recognize me.

I hope that before you go you will understand that you are about to make the most amazing transition that humans make beyond their birth into this world. You are going home. I pray that you will be touched by God and know this before you leave us.

 

[Addy]

That's a sweet message, Jen... I hope Gramps comes back to PJ very soon and reads it.

 

[Jen]

That's a sweet message, Jen... I hope Gramps comes back to PJ very soon and reads it.

Thank you, Addy.
It's actually a message to us all.

 

[JuliefromOhio]

There are a couple of things I need to tell you and I hope you will read this with your heart open.

​

Your body will soon leave this earth and return to the dust it came from. That is what awaits all of us at some point, maybe for some of us, even before you leave.

Your body is meant to have a finite life.
But there is a spirit within you. A spark of life. And that spark won't die. When it flies free of your body, it will remember who it is and know where it is. It will be home.

Our spirits are here to learn, to grow, to meet challenges and hardships, and to experience life in a place where things are solid in nature. It's not a nice place or an easy place, but you'll have to admit you have learned a lot in your 90 years. That's what you came here to do and you've done it well.

One thing you may not have realized is that your spirit is the real you. Your body is only the vehicle you have been using for these last 90 years.Your spirit is "you" and will be easily recognized by those friends of yours who have died and gone "home" ahead of you. I believe I will recognize you when I arrive as you will recognize me.

I hope that before you go you will understand that you are about to make the most amazing transition that humans make beyond their birth into this world. You are going home. I pray that you will be touched by God and know this before you leave us.

why do you think his heart is not open?

 

[Jen]

why do you think his heart is not open?

He has said he is an atheist.
He has said that there is no life beyond death.
His heart is, therefore, not open to the idea that there is life after death.

 

[JuliefromOhio]

He has said he is an atheist.
He has said that there is no life beyond death.
His heart is, therefore, not open to the idea that there is life after death.

then you should respect him and not proselytize.

 

[Caroljo]

then you should respect him and not proselytize.

She's not....she's wishing the best for him. If you weren't so hateful you would see that and let it go. Why can't you?

 

[JuliefromOhio]

She's not....she's wishing the best for him. If you weren't so hateful you would see that and let it go. Why can't you?

I read her post. she's proselytizing, you twit.
I can't think of anything more disrespectful to do to a dying man than insult his beliefs.

 

[Jen]

then you should respect him and not proselytize.

That would be between him and me.
I don't "sell" any religion, btw. That you took it that way is about you, not about me.

 

[JuliefromOhio]

That would be between him and me.
I don't "sell" any religion, btw. That you took it that way is about you, not about me.

you wrote:
"There are a couple of things I need to tell you and I hope you will read this with your heart open."

pros·e·lyt·ize: convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.

 

[Jen]

you wrote:
"There are a couple of things I need to tell you and I hope you will read this with your heart open."

pros·e·lyt·ize: convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.

I'll repeat............how you interpret my post is on YOU.
It's not my obligation to explain your interpretation in any way.

 

[Dawg]

then you should respect him and not proselytize.

YOU should stop being a BITCH..........but.........that's not possible...............

 

[Dawg]

She's not....she's wishing the best for him. If you weren't so hateful you would see that and let it go. Why can't you?

jules is a miserable BITCH......................her post prove that...................it's all good........@ her age..............soon she will not b

 

[Caroljo]

you wrote:
"There are a couple of things I need to tell you and I hope you will read this with your heart open."

pros·e·lyt·ize: convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.

I can't believe that your such a low person that you would make a post made to Gramps as a friendly gesture, into something like this. Jen said nothing wrong. If Gramps doesn't want to acknowledge it, that's up to him. How dare you butt in and make it something it's not. You should be ashamed. But I know better.

 

[JuliefromOhio]

I can't believe that your such a low person that you would make a post made to Gramps as a friendly gesture, into something like this. Jen said nothing wrong. If Gramps doesn't want to acknowledge it, that's up to him. How dare you butt in and make it something it's not. You should be ashamed. But I know better.

I can't get over the nerve of you two stupid women thinking you have the right to tell Gramps that he's wrong for not believing in an afterlife.
guess what? he's right. when you die, that's it. it will be just like before you were born....a big nothing. hope that makes you both anxious as hell. you deserve it for being so disrespectful to a dying man.

 

[Caroljo]

I can't get over the nerve of you two stupid women thinking you have the right to tell Gramps that he's wrong for not believing in an afterlife.
guess what? he's right. when you die, that's it. it will be just like before you were born....a big nothing. hope that makes you both anxious as hell. you deserve it for being so disrespectful to a dying man.

NOBODY is telling Gramps he's wrong. I thought you had said at one time you were a Catholic. Were you lying? What is wrong with you. We want only the best for Gramps. Is your hate for us so bad that you can't see that?

 

[IrishOne]

I'll repeat............how you interpret my post is on YOU.
It's not my obligation to explain your interpretation in any way.

Hey, Jen. Imitation is the most sincere flattery, I see.

 

[Caroljo]

I can't get over the nerve of you two stupid women thinking you have the right to tell Gramps that he's wrong for not believing in an afterlife.
guess what? he's right. when you die, that's it. it will be just like before you were born....a big nothing. hope that makes you both anxious as hell. you deserve it for being so disrespectful to a dying man.

As you can see, so far nobody on 'your side' is here to support you. They know you're just being an *sshole and possibly are more caring than you are, and smarter. If gramps doesn't like what Jen said, he can say so himself. He doesn't need you to speak for him.

 

[Jen]

Hey, Jen. Imitation is the most sincere flattery, I see.

Either that or St Patrick's day is the next holiday.
However, since you are back...............I"ll change mine now.

 

[Craig]

NOBODY is telling Gramps he's wrong. I thought you had said at one time you were a Catholic. Were you lying? What is wrong with you. We want only the best for Gramps. Is your hate for us so bad that you can't see that?

Yes...she is...It's assumptive and flat out rude to tell a 90 year old person they don't understand...that they "may not realize"...

One thing you may not have realized is that your spirit is the real you.


The thing you may not realize is that Gramps has done his searching...and has reached his conclusion with great thought and through years of experience. You may not realize that not anyone needs to be told anything about their personal search for spirit.