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In the fanciful world of the Pirates of The Caribbean films, the living and the dead sail the same seas together — one above, one below.  The dead share the same thirst, hunger and lust as the living, but cannot slake them unless they inhabit a body.  Yet, how much different are the adventures of the living and dead?  Those beings with bodies are called the “living”.  Yet, are not those without bodies also alive in eternity as spiritual beings?  Physical sensation is pale, fragile and temporary and nearly always far less satisfying than imagined in the mind! Inevitably every “living” person will sail The Sea of Life to the same destination: The Land of The Dead.  Who accept the “living” claim that “gettin’ back” is the problem?

It’s easy to die.  Everyone does it inevitably.  But, how easy is it to “live” in a body?  The real problem for a spiritual being is Living in The Land of The Dead eternally.  And, perhaps, it may be wise to avoid “gettin’ back” all together to save repeating the same folly that caused the pain, sorry and disappointments we suffered because we were encumbered by a body!

~ Lawrence R. Spencer. 2016