When I die

June 11, 2011 at 10:05 am (Prisms of light)
Tags: The li

When I die.

When I die

I want those of you who are still around

And who love me

To share in my ashes

In the proportion that my spirit remains with you

According to the principles of the Tao

 

And I want each of you

To hold my ashes in your presence

Until such time

As you realize what is the fitting way

For you to return those ashes to the earth

 

And as you return those ashes

Whether in the rain or the sand,

The sea or the soil

Whether fertilizing a tree

Or blowing in the wind,

 

I want you to consider that these elements

Which I had temporarily rented

Are the stardust of the universe

Which momentarily hung together

To permit my spirit to emerge

And that spirit still remains within you

As ripples in your soul

 

And I want you to temper any sadness

With the joy of the love

My spirit brought to you

And to feel the blessing

Of the miracle we shared

Of our temporary conscious presence

Together

As part of the infinite universe of

Energy coalescing

Into life.

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