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RE: Musings on Old Age and Death
"The closest we can ever really get to immortality is being remembered after our deaths"
I have a very different philosophy to what you espouse. I actually think that is what traps one into earthly existence and endless rounds of incarnations. Best that your accomplishments and focus are internal and hidden from the world except when a specific task for humanity is involved. Even then, try to accomplish it in a way that you get blamed (ego-deflating) rather than praised (ego-inflating) for your good deed.
This post was a stimulus for the recent blog I did and it seems like we always strive towards self-fulfilment. It is probably best to let go of earthly inclinations and rather than be remembered by other we should focus on the mind as it is our greatest asset and that we should work on conditioning and helping ourselves internally rather than facing and looking towards external influence as in the end rather than be narcissistic and caring about the legacy of yourself being self-sacrificing and meek seems to be a more graceful way to part from the world as we are put back into the ever going cycle of life @onceuponatime
I hope to escape being put back into "the ever going cycle of life" :-)
Maybe our being will become so diluted that it is non-existent and we can be free from the shackles of this incessant loop.
Also thank you so much for the support on my recent post. I would feel bad if I let it pass without showing you my gratitude and appreciation.
Thank you so much for reigniting my vigour for steemit and ending my bad day on a good note @onceuponatime :)
Now I'm probably going to take a well-deserved sleep as it is nearing midnight and I hope you have a great day!