Let's Get Metaphysical

So...imagine there is not very much time left.
Say, 24 hours.
Or perhaps 2 weeks.
Or 2 months.
A finite amount of time.
How would you spend it???

Funny how facing one's mortality makes one ponder the wasted times and what could have been.
But ALSO the good times, the full times, the heaven-here-on-earth times that have been.
For those of us who believe we are coming to the "transit lounge" of life, the next stage of the journey is, we are assured by those in whom is all our hope, MUCH BETTER than the journey so far (and that's been some journey).
For those of us who believe that our journey is finishing, we say goodbye to the struggles of the journey and look forward to a place of rest.

For me, personally, I am looking forward to moving thru the transit lounge and heading on to a place (some would call it home) of tremendous colours, beauty, visions, waterfalls, sunshine, all shot through with the presence of the person who made it all...

And if I do move on soon, then, because Heaven/Paradise/Home is not subject to time, you guys will be joining me in the twinkling of an eye!

Sweet!

Though it won't seem like that to you...

Did you ever do that thinking game about "if you could have someone/anyone over for dinner, from any period in history, who would it be?"

My 3 - Bob Marley, Beethoven and Jesus (although ironically it's now as though I'm getting a dinner invitation from Jesus now!) have been my 3 for a while.

Bob, cured of his brain tumour and his Rastafarian ways (Jesus to Bob: um, you got a bit lost there for a while, Bob...),

Beethoven cured of his deafness, and making music for eternity, and hearing stuff even better than what he could write (Jesus to Ludwig: I'd like you to write me a few more symphonies - maybe a sequel to the Ode to Joy, now that you are actually here in Elysium),

and me, free from stress, fear of surfing and also pain free (Jesus to Gerald: what were you so scared of??)

To revert to the physical world and to conclude, I have walked round the block today (a substantial achievement).

Tomorrow I'm aiming to do Cornwall Park after The Appointment (but no One Tree Hill, ok Lois?)

Visitors: Rosemary, Roshni, Maria, Malcolm, Kerry and Theo (all from Otahuhu College) - I declared it a fringe PPTA meeting (how many members does it take to form a Branch??), and we began planning our conspiracy - but actually we had a lovely time talking "shop" amongst other things...

Today's soundtrack courtesy of Elton John (Madman Across The Water) Billy Joel (Glass Houses) Buddy Holly Wyclef Jean (Masquerade) Jon and Vangelis and the Rolling Stones incognito (Jamming With Edward).

DVD request: The Mission (Jeremy Irons, Robert de Niro?), any old Star Trek or Dr Who you can spare.

Events on the Horizon: appointment 11.45am tomorrow, possible attendance at Super Twelve gig on Thu, visit to school on Fri, play viola in church on Sun morning...God willing.

Much love to "youse all",

Gerald.