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Meryl:
--- Quote from: LauraGigs on February 05, 2008, 09:34:34 pm ---You know, reading all the threads and talking to others makes me realize what incredibly diverse feelings and beliefs we have about death.
I mean, some believe one's soul moves on to an afterlife; some believe dying means an absolute end to existence.
I don't know. I don't mean any disrespect to anybody's beliefs, because anyone's guess is as good as mine. But personally, the thought wouldn't occur to me that Heath is still conscious in his body, thinking "Crikey, this is a lonely flight without me rellies . . . "
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I can't speak for Kerry, but I think he meant the idea of Heath's body traveling alone is more about our feelings than Heath's. It's just terribly sad to think of his mortal remains going all that way without someone who loved him watching over him. Yes, his soul has gone on. But we loved his body, too, and while it's still there to protect and love, we want to be there for him. :(
Kerry:
--- Quote from: Meryl on February 05, 2008, 10:18:58 pm ---I can't speak for Kerry, but I think he meant the idea of Heath's body traveling alone is more about our feelings than Heath's. It's just terribly sad to think of his mortal remains going all that way without someone who loved him watching over him. Yes, his soul has gone on. But we loved his body, too, and while it's still there to protect and love, we want to be there for him. :(
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Thank you for your lovely words, Meryl. You have gently and kindly succeeded in explaining exactly what I meant by my earlier, emotional "blurt."
Verona:
--- Quote from: Kerry on February 05, 2008, 10:46:47 pm ---Thank you for your lovely words, Meryl. You have gently and kindly succeeded in explaining exactly what I meant by my earlier, emotional "blurt."
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It's sort of like burying someone you love, and thinking "he/she is so cold and alone down there..." You know your loved one is not truly in that coffin. But you still connect your loved one to the body in that coffin, and you want to lay down on the grave to keep them warm and safe. You feel like you're watching over them.
It's a complex and confusing feeling. I think of Heath as being up there in heaven. But I also think of him as being in that coffin. :-\
LauraGigs:
Those are indeed lovely and sweet thoughts, Meryl and Verona. :-\
Verona:
I posted this in another thread, but I saw him referred to as "the deceased Hollywood actor Heath Ledger" today, and my heart sank like a stone. Just seeing that word--the word that broke Ennis' heart--applied to Heath... I thought I might pass out from the pain.
If you can't fix it, you gotta stand it. :'(
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