The curtain has fallen
The Final Curtain Call, eh Drathari? I've seen one of them's once...
*SMACK* "Quit channeling Strong Bad!"
"Yes, mom..."
In all seriousness, I think that everyone experiences two types of Final Curtain Calls in their life. The first is at the end of any given phase of our lives. When we transition from one school to the next, from school to work, from one type of job to another, and so on. We always look for some type of recognition for what we have done for the last *insert amount and unit of time*, before we move on to doing something else. That, in my opinion, is why we like to have ceremonies or rituals marking these transitions.
When we leave college we (hopefully) go through a final curtain call that is graduation. We give the graduates a chance to take one last bow, in addition to commending them for their efforts, before we send them off to where ever it is they are going next. We have retirement parties for people who have served with us for a period of time before they leave.
The other type of final curtain call I think we all go through, being a believer in an afterlife, is after we die. I know, not a pleasent topic, but one that concerns everyone. Let's face it, no one has lived forever yet, and I am not about to bet money that someone alive now is going to do so.
Regardless, I believe that when we die we go through a curtain call of sorts. We see everything we did (both good and bad) and we have to take credit for both. It is after this that we move on to the unknown fate that awaits all who die. I have an idea of what happens to people beyond that point, but it is just that: an idea. Having not passed through that curtain yet I really don't know for certain what is on the other side.
Well, I hope that fish-boy finds this a bit more in keeping with his/her values and ideals, but quite frankly I don't ultimately care.
"Here, fishy, fishy, fishy..."
An Experiment in Longevity: Topic 4 -yes its late
*SMACK* "Quit channeling Strong Bad!"
"Yes, mom..."
In all seriousness, I think that everyone experiences two types of Final Curtain Calls in their life. The first is at the end of any given phase of our lives. When we transition from one school to the next, from school to work, from one type of job to another, and so on. We always look for some type of recognition for what we have done for the last *insert amount and unit of time*, before we move on to doing something else. That, in my opinion, is why we like to have ceremonies or rituals marking these transitions.
When we leave college we (hopefully) go through a final curtain call that is graduation. We give the graduates a chance to take one last bow, in addition to commending them for their efforts, before we send them off to where ever it is they are going next. We have retirement parties for people who have served with us for a period of time before they leave.
The other type of final curtain call I think we all go through, being a believer in an afterlife, is after we die. I know, not a pleasent topic, but one that concerns everyone. Let's face it, no one has lived forever yet, and I am not about to bet money that someone alive now is going to do so.
Regardless, I believe that when we die we go through a curtain call of sorts. We see everything we did (both good and bad) and we have to take credit for both. It is after this that we move on to the unknown fate that awaits all who die. I have an idea of what happens to people beyond that point, but it is just that: an idea. Having not passed through that curtain yet I really don't know for certain what is on the other side.
Well, I hope that fish-boy finds this a bit more in keeping with his/her values and ideals, but quite frankly I don't ultimately care.
"Here, fishy, fishy, fishy..."
An Experiment in Longevity: Topic 4 -yes its late
posted by The Scholar at 2/13/2006 10:43:00 AM
1 Comments:
A correction to this blog: it turns out that "fish boy" is actually "fish girl." Sorry for the confusion.
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