Did not attend a wake of cousin because the family members are on family feud.

It is about getting better...

I have a cousin who died recenetly becasue of cancer of the lungs that had metastized to his bones.   But  I know that there is still a family feud.  One of the family members with whom I am communicating with is not visiting the wake, becasue there is a family feud.

We have a family feud, they have a family feud.  I am sick and tired of this feud.  I am not excacerbating this so I did not attend. 

What was the feud all about?  Inheritance.    Money wealth changes the personality and relationship family members

Which is better mortality or immortality?

It is about getting better...

Rizal Philippines

In our lives we are confronted with the question of death.  Thus diseases, Alzheimer, longevity and health are important concerns as we grow older. And this is the question addressed by Discovery Science  through the wormhole with Morgan Freeman   "Can you cheat death?"

There are methods that certainly does that:

1.  Stem cells.  We can regenerate our aging organs using embryonic stem cells.  However as we grow older, we get less and less of embryonic stem cells

2.  Discovery  of the ability of some sea creatures to regroup together even if they are cut, and /or regenerate by a Korean scientist.  We still have to find a way how this can be done or applied

3. Genetic re engineering.  Some of the genes can be spliced and re  ordered so that cancer, and other corruption of genes are corrected.  It has been done in pigs.

But what is better for the specie?  Immortality or Mortality  There is game simulation where the survival of mortals and immortals were compared.  The immortals initially won but later on the mortals got the better of the two because of their ability to get better healthier younger and stronger players in the field.  Why as individuals we want immortality, for the human race, mortality ensures the progress and winning of the human species.

.... And one last thing - admonition from Steve Jobs to view life differently

It is about getting better...

Rizal Philippines
October 31, 2016

Tomorrow is All Souls day.  As we honor the dead tomorrow, we are reminded how we should live.

Several years ago, I interviewed a scholar whom we sent to a state U on what he would be doing afterwards.  He said, he would raise a family, go to church on Sunday and pay his taxes (no need his company accountant would have done this for him) I was utterly disappointed and devastated after spending 6 figures on his free education.   All the while I thought that he had leadership, and that he would pay his good fortune forward, ie help other people reap the same benefits as he did.

Steve Jobs said he must view life differently.  Avoid being smug  Make a dent in the Universe.

I would facilitate a corporate planning for a family owned food company two weeks from now.  My biggest apprehension is that for the sake of family unity, the top management would not rock the boat nor go against the wishes of the President (the parents)  Or the level of risk taking would be limited.  I learned that the VP before shot down two new products.  The result of this corporate planning can be worthless too.  Steve Jobs was known to have high level of risk taking That is why he failed several times too!

Death is one of the greatest invention of God and life; the old is replaced by new

It is about getting better...

 was watching Focus of Bro Ely Soriano at UNTV and he answered a question from Canada.  Her friend who was 27 died of brain cancer. She asked why God allows that.

The answer of Bro. Ely were as follows:

Death can be sad, ugly and violent.  We find it difficult to accept and face death.  If we cant deal with death, we sometimes become neurotic or even psychotic.  We have to face the reality of death.

1.  DEATH IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN NOT AVOID.

From Hebrew 9:27  "And it was appointed unto men once to die,  but after this judgment."  Man is destined to die, and we can't avoid this.  All living things including men will die. And after this we shall be judged.

2.   Man can not overcome the power of God

Ecclesiastes 8:8  " There is no men that hath power  over spirit that hath power over spirit; neither hath he power in the day of the death."

We have to accept the inevitability of death.  Death according to  Steve Jobs in his speech at Stanford,  is one of the invention of God and the Universe.  The old dies and is replaced by new.  Death gives way to new life

3.  We should accept death, judgement and promise of everlasting life.  

1 John 2:25.  "And that is the promise that he hath promised us ever, eternal life"

We fear not death even if it is inevitable for there will be everlasting life after judgement.  Death may be painful and ugly for many of us. But in view of the above readings in the scriptures, never should we fear or abhor death.  We see death in a better light.  And because we know it, the more we should accept and prepare for this as we welcome memorial products and services