On Schedule to Die

It's been almost two years since my last post. A lot has happened since then. Let there be no doubt that the endless turmoil my life has encountered during these past two years has made me contemplate the cycle of generations. That being, the ending of one generation and the emergence of another. And along those lines of course, we deal with the issue of death.

My father died this past March. He died less than a year after my aunt. My aunt; my father's sister, died unexpectedly of food poisoning in June 2011. She died at a time she was facing the turmoil in her life of her husband being treated for stomach cancer. With deaths happening so close to each other, one has to ask, are deaths really such an individual affair, or are entire generations scheduled to die in order to allow the new generation a chance to evolve?

With the current uncertainty of mankind in the face of December 21, 2012, I wonder if these deaths are rather a calling to release the lives of those who are not to face any coming global upheaval. In essence, only those who are able to deal with the coming changes can exist in these current times. Also perhaps to allow the reincarnation of those that are to pass into new lives and new experiences in the coming times ahead.

When my brother died in 2000, his death was closely followed by the death of my grandmother just 10 days later and the death of my grandfather two months after that. Certainly these types of occurrences cannot be coincidence. Their deaths marked a specific point in my life and that of my family that stirred unnerving and difficult change. That incident has only served to remind me that the already drastic changes my family is facing at this moment is only just the beginning of what is to be a notable year.

Death is a preordained affair. There is no doubt about it. I have lived long enough to be able to see how the events in life evolve into this highly crafted puzzle with pieces falling into place at specific times and places. Death mostly serves to function as a catalyst of deep change for those who survive it. It stirs up new generations and forces them to come into their own. It forces them to face new challenges based on their own perceptions and not on those of their pro-creators.

It helps me in the acceptance of death and loss to understand that everything in life is a process. We cannot rely on our parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents forever. We must live our lives out of our own volition. Many times, death is necessary in order to allow this - to allow us to live our own lives. And for a generation, it allows it to create its own mark in history.

With such altering events as the holocaust, both world wars, and the nuclear evolution behind us as major causal events, one can only wonder how 2012 will change our current generation. If the past has taught me anything, it is to allow and accept the passing of those before me in order to be able to move forward into what lies ahead. Loss is never easy... It's not meant to be. And, during that life altering time is when we are able to come into our own. Let it be your consolation that death must occur in order to allow life to continue. In the face of uncertainty, know that life will prevail.