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Diversity

Diversity .

We believe in diversity at our school. Inclusiveness.

We like the quick students here. Not only quick but happy. Friendly and creative too. Quick to understand a difficult lesson. That's the best kind of student. Happy to do it smiling. My haven't we done well?

Aah, but the slow child. We dwell on that one. Complaining about the drain on the rest of the group. Never smiling. Always sad. Who can expect us to do much with this one?

We should not have let that one in.

What is death?

What is death? Taking off one garment changing dirty clothes clothes that are not only dirty but warm beyond further use. The closet is full of new clothes. Which outfit will you choose. Work ? Black tie? Business casual? Will you grab the first outfit that catches your eye? Will you choose something quick and comfortable or wait to see all the offerings ?

What habits and tendencies do you have that will put you right back in an outfit that you would really not have chosen if you could have put a little bit of thought into it?

Many Buddhist teachings seem to talk about death this way. It is simply a process in which you shed body. The used and broken outer shell. And you put on a new one. Actually you choose the new womb. that will help build this new you. You choose your environment you choose your parents but if that is true who would choose a wound that is polluted by drugs or an environment that is filled with hate? Who would choose to be retarded, deaf , or blind?.

I am no expert . I need to learn a bit more about this. But it seems to me that our fear ignorance greed anger jealousy and other emotions are fighting for survival at this death. These Buddhist teachings seem to say most of us have not taking enough time in life to practice for this potentially traumatic and emotionally draining event so the trauma comes from our habits and are ignorant and dealing with these habits . This can make that a painful and unproductive experience. If however we begin preparing for this event right now while we are alive we can meet our death in the process of dying in a much healthier and more productive way.

Many of us the 7 billion people here on earth today however don't want to think that reincarnation is a possibility. Most of us seem to believe that reincarnation is not true. Most of us believe in a death where Earth is simply tossed behind us when we are done with it we treat it like a consumer good when it's used up we leave it behind. Been there done that.

We don't come back we moved on. Based on our faith we go to heaven or hell based on our relationship with our god we are allowed to enter an internal heavenly abode where like our surrounding trash Sunday trash all past deeds are put behind us. None of that garbage is brought into heaven. It is all taken to some landfill or just left on earth can we or those fortunate enough to enter are in heaven never again to worry about our children or grand grandchildren who we leave behind in the dump we have created.

But is that really be Heaven and their god has set up? One where a fortunate you go on to a nest full of virgins or one with streets paved in gold?

I have to admit I'm still learning about this too . I'm no expert in heaven or hell or reincarnation. somewhere in the past I learned about parts of these things and in spite of all of my training I still don't know much about these answers

But I am curious. What if I do come back here? What of my current habits do follow me -- actually point me into -- my next existence? What now?

Is there anything I can really do to help?