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1001 Things To Do While You’re Dead (#359 and #360)
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This may be far more complicated that it sounds as there are hundreds, if not thousands, of definitions of “heaven” among the current citizens of Earth, not to mention the religions and mythology of extinct cultures.
Confusion, conflict and contradictions notwithstanding, let us assume that if you have managed the make it through your ordeal so far this may be your next move. In case there really is a “heaven”, go ahead and go there. You can always come back later if you don’t like it. (By the way, if you find out where heaven is, try to send us a sign.)
However, if it turns out that heaven is just a state of mind, don’t bother…we’ll find out when we die. Of course, by then, it will be too late. Either way, it won’t be your fault or your problem. We’re all responsible for our own Destiny…or not.
# 360 — GO TO HELL.
If you really do go to heaven it might turn out to be really boring.
Who could actually stand to live in a place that is eternally “nice”. Really…. Besides, chances are pretty good that you did enough “bad” stuff during your life on Earth that “they” won’t let you “in” to heaven anyway.
Besides, there may not actually be any heaven. So, if this turns of to be the situation, then what do you have to lose? However, if “hell” isn’t a “place” either, then you may have to go searching for it. If the only place you can find is Earth you have arrived. Welcome back, asshole!
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— Excerpt from the book “1001 THINGS TO DO WHILE YOU’RE DEAD”, by Lawrence R. Spencer
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OH SHIT
64 BOOKS I HEARD LAST YEAR
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I stopped watching television. I refuse to be “dumbed down” by the “vast wasteland” of insidious drivel produced by the “mind-control media”. I prefer to spend my time with great writers. Like most writers I read a lot of books. In recent years I have become a huge fan of audio books! I listen to at least one book each week on my iPhone.
Recorded books are read to you, sometimes by the authors themselves, such as Stephen King or Neil Gaiman, while you do the routine hands-free activities of daily living: driving, grocery shopping, riding a bicycle, jogging, walking, cooking, cleaning, washing dishes, eating and pooping.
There are thousands of recorded books available. You can start by downloading a FREE AUDIO BOOK from Audible.com.
This is a list of 64 Audio books I personally enjoyed hearing during the last year (many for the 2nd or 3rd time):
The Riverboat Series (5 books) by Philip Jose Farmer
Shantaram: A Novel by Gregory David Roberts
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Series of 6 books, including “And Another Thing”) by Douglas Adams
The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams
The Long Lost Tea Time of The Soul by Douglas Adams
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Ecco Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche
Heresy by S.J. Parris
Prophecy S.J. Parris
Sacrilege S.J. Parris
Touch by Clair North
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Clair North
Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden
Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla by Marc J. Seifer
My Inventions by Nikola Tesla
The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama
Our Occulted History by Jim Marrs
Ubik by Phillip K. Dick
The Hair Potter Series (7 books) by J.K. Rowling
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
The Domain Expeditionary Rescue Mission by Lawrence R. Spencer
Alien Interview by Matilda MacElroy
Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez
Daemon by Daniel Suarez
Influx by Daniel Suarez
Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan
The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean
Pirates and the Man who brought them down by Colin Woodard
Far Journeys by Robert Monroe
Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell
Off to Be The Wizard by Scott Meyer
Spell and High Water by Scott Meyer
Seize The Night by Dean Koontz
Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz
Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz
Bag of Bones by Stephen King
The John Carter Trilogy by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at The End of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Boo, by Neil Gaiman
Good Omens by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman
Dune (Series of 7 books) by Frank Herbert
THE LIGHT
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“GO TOWARD THE LIGHT!
A lot of people (including a long list of living and dead celebrities) who were pronounced “medically dead” said that they had a “near death experience”. Another common report is that they were immediately “drawn” toward a bright light. For a variety of reasons they decided, or where “told” by another disembodied spirit, to go back to the body. After they returned, the body “came back to life”, and they lived happily ever after – at least until they died again and did NOT come back again. At that time, one assumes they decided to go toward the light and that they did NOT come back, as far as we know.
STAY AWAY FROM THE LIGHT!
Those people decided to stay away from the light and go back to their body. They lived long enough to tell someone about the experience. So, if you want to continue living with a body, this would be the most likely option for you. Otherwise, option #1 is still available, although not necessarily recommended.
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FOOTNOTE:
Peter Sellers was the comic genius of a generation of actors. He brought brilliant characterizations to numerous films, including “The Mouse That Roared” (1959), “Dr. Strangelove” (1964), “The Pink Panther” (1964), and “Being There” (1979). He was known for his enthusiastic way of totally absorbing himself in his characters, even carrying roles offstage. He also suffered from sad moods between films. While he knew his characters thoroughly, he said that he really did not know who he was. Then Peter Sellers, the brilliant, confused actor, had a near-death experience.
Seated in a Hollywood mockup of a limousine’s back seat while shooting his last great film, “Being There“, he told Shirley MacLaine about his near-death experience, astonished that she did not consider him “bonkers.” Shirley documents their conversation in her book, Out on a Limb. In 1964, during the first of a rapid series of eight heart attacks, when his heart stopped and he was clinically dead, he had an out-of-body experience and saw the bright, loving light:
“Well, I felt myself leave my body. I just floated out of my physical form and I saw them cart my body away to the hospital. I went with it … I wasn’t frightened or anything like that because I was fine; and it was my body that was in trouble.”
The doctor saw that he was dead and massaged his heart vigorously, Meanwhile: “I looked around myself and I saw an incredibly beautiful bright loving white light above me. I wanted to go to that white light more than anything. I’ve never wanted anything more. I know there was love, real love, on the other side of the light which was attracting me so much. It was kind and loving and I remember thinking “That’s God.””
Peter’s out-of-body soul tried to elevate itself toward the light, but he fell short: “Then I saw a hand reach through the light. I tried to touch it, to grab onto it, to clasp it so it could sweep me up and pull me through it.” But just then his heart began beating again, and at that instant the hand’s voice said: “It’s not time. Go back and finish. It’s not time.” As the hand receded he felt himself floating back down to his body, waking up bitterly disappointed.
What effect did his near-death experience have on Sellers? His biographer says that “The act of “dying” became for Peter Sellers the most important experience of his life.” Sellers said of death: “I’ll never fear it again.” Family and friends found him more spiritual and reflective than before.”
— excerpted from the book 1001 THINGS TO DO WHILE YOU’RE DEAD: A DEAD PERSONS GUIDE TO LIVING