What exactly happens after Denial is Over?

by **onlooker** » Fri 02 Oct 2015, 02:46:12

thanks Newfie for the eloquent reply. Yeah it certainly sucks.

by **Ibon** » Fri 02 Oct 2015, 08:08:22

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Newfie', 'H')aving said that I need to relate that two nights ago we experienced one of the most beautiful evenings ever. The moon was full and reflecting on the waters surface, the water had ripples where the fish broached or simply nosed the air. Crickets, katydids, and frogs murmured from the shore. The air temperature was just perfect.

All was peaceful and right with the world.

At times such as those I find it impossible to contemplate the end of it all, the beauty and completeness of this little bit of the world overwhelmed me.

It is all surreal, we are at the limits of our ability to comprehend. The feelings, if you give into to them and let them wash over you, are too much, crushing, heart rendering. It's more than this mere mortal can contain.

by **onlooker** » Fri 02 Oct 2015, 09:25:18

I think what is interesting is the younger generation and their reaction to all this. I mean look at Desumaiden. He/She is having an almost schizophrenic reaction with emotions all over the place and difficulty articulating exactly what the situation all meant to her/him or even his/her position from day to day.. I suppose that is to be expected given that these people are young with their whole life ahead of them or so they thought. What tumult goes on inside someone of a young age who is discovering all this. One can say they should be the people most in denial. At some point though for a person whose psychological makeup and personality is stable they confront the "boogieman" with purpose and resolve. We all are doing it in our own way. As you stated Ibon, here is a gathering place to share not just thoughts but feelings. I suppose we emphasize factual data and insights but we also discover in this our propensity to deny or accept certain undeniable truths. Global warming being the best example, I found it odd how a poster who I will not name seems ambiguous about it given that this poster seems intelligent and sound of mind. So we all struggle with this information. I myself am happy in a way to have really realized the full extent of all this at a somewhat advanced age of in the 50's. I am at peace with this knowledge given that I am a peace with my demise. I think this topic hopefully has legs so it can serve the purpose of allowing folks to explore their own and others reaction to our predicament as a species.