Donnie-
I know NOTHING about this though Ive thought about death ALOT but one thing I do know-
'Better the devil you know
Than the devil you dont know...'
My mood is okay at the moment but when Im very low I know im kicking and screaming looking for a way out of the pain and confusion.
Do I believe we create alot of it ourselves? Yeah, definitely! Thats not to say most of us dont experience much more than our fair share of crap from society, sometimes I read posts here or listen/read/watch peoples stories of what they went through and think what the hell am I so miserable about, im such an emotional lightweight and so self absorbed that I cant see that my suffering is so unnecessarily dramatic!? ...However, pain is pain in its original non-judged state it is the same for everyone and it is one of the common denominators that we all share as human beings. How would we empathise without it? How would we love without it? How would we appreciate the times (when in it's absence) we feel relief?
From a Mothers labour of Birth to great Art, Music and Magnanomous Social Movements throughout History-all the fruits of Suffering.
One Scientific Theory
Energy,like Matter cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another
Looking at my own cyclical feelings - Pain>Anger>Sadness>Introspection>Understanding> Creativity>Relief>Contentment >Doubt>Confusion>Pain
-If this Theory is the case, then Pain is a Natural cathartic force that Society has conditioned us to believe to be something to be 'Feared' and not Embraced with a view to understanding ourselves.
This Fear is used to control people - 'Succeed at any cost!', Win/Fail labels, 'Losers only have themselves to blame! 'Its better to burn out than Fade Away' etc etc all polarised socially conditioned modes of thought that keep the Economy going and allow people to not face up to other valuable dimensions of reality that need to be listened to and therefore prevent us from seeing the freedom we have to be ourselves whether we are accepted by the (A)Moral Majority or not. Everyone is Afraid of pain and powerful facets of Society have tapped into this to control the masses -none of us are immune. Without feeling the pain of these Socially constructed pressures and understanding the destructive will they attempt to instill we will never be able to admit that they are manipulative and Excessive and rebel against them
Wouldnt it be a pity to leave this existence not honouring the basic essential 'natural' pain that has intended to be our great Teacher? Whether it exists after our body has ceased to exist I dont know but something in my gut tells me the True Nature of Pain is grossly Misunderstood.
Take care of yourself Donny...
Sorry got a bit off topic!