posted July 25, 2001 12:21 PM         

And I know what you mean about the comments....most people really think you are to want to live forever...

Hey, I just thought of the phrase..
"Scared the LIVING daylights out of me!" I think there is a 'clue' there that 'fear' is the main reason.

posted July 25, 2001 12:45 PM         

And yes, sometimes the thought of *living forever* is a bit scarey to me ... sigh ... no, not *living* forever, but living in this mess we have created! However, this also makes me feel we *need* immortals because of the *mess* ...

YIVY~ Love what you saw in the cliche you quoted above! Yep.. there is *real* meaning in all cliches - just *in a nut shell*

posted March 21, 2002 06:08 PM         

I think I can tell you why people respond aggressively when you tell them you are an immortal. To say to someone that you are an immortal *sounds* (to many people) like you are putting yourself up on a pedestal. Kind of like saying, "I'm special! I'm never going to die! You're not special, and you're gonna die!" Now, obviously, that's not at ALL what you mean! But people don't understand it and they fear the unknown. Sadly, people fear and lash out at what is a little "out there." Don't take these people personally. I think it crucial to have tolerance and respect for others.

I can not imagine how hard it must be to be open with others about immortality. You must get a broad range of reactions, from "cool!" to "you need to get your head examined!" Hold your heads up high. You just might get the last laugh.

posted March 23, 2002 12:58 AM         

Remember when you were a little boy or girl (yesterday evening, for example), when you lay on your back and looked up at the stars, and saw them going on and on forever, and knowng you were seeing just a minute fraction of the universe? It probably gave you a feeling of awe, and look what we think of awe - being filled with awe is AWFUL!! I know loads of people who feel absolutely spooked when they look at the night sky, and will not do it for more than a minute.

People are not trained to handle those feelings of awe, and I think that's the level of fear that Immortals attract.

When I was a little girl, yesterday and the day before, and I looked up at the stars stretching on forever, it gave me a wonderful feeling of excitement and joy, and of being connected to everything, and of *anything* being possible. That's how I feel about Immortals.

I think it may be because I had a very religiously spiritual upbringing from my Pisces mother. It's faith that gives you good feelings from awe - and as Linda said, fear is just inverted faith.

posted March 27, 2002 12:16 AM         

WOW VR....what a statement. I had forgotten that one. THANKS!

GLLF...Spiritual is right, someone probably really needed that statement hammered into their heads, so the Uni-verse used you to do it

And it can't be said enough....

FEAR IS INVERTED FAITH!!!!!

posted March 27, 2002 01:50 PM         

FEAR = 16 - The Shattered Citadel

FAITH = 19 - The Prince of Heaven

See the little inverted 6/9 thingy?

Very cool about the L for in...

SPIRIT U A *LOVE*

~Princess

posted March 27, 2002 09:29 PM         

U A LOVE= 28- The Trusting Lamb

I AM LOVE= 27- The Sceptre

YOU ARE LOVE= 43 (?! That must mean there's polarity in everything!)

28+27+43=98=17=8

posted March 27, 2002 09:33 PM         

C EEE G H I N P RR SS TTTT U

U SEE SIN

U SEE I

I SPIN

posted March 27, 2002 09:39 PM         

SPIRIT= 19- THE PRINCE OF HEAVEN

U= 6

A=1

LOVE= 21- THE CROWN OF THE MAGI

19+6+1+21= 47=29= GRACE UNDER PRESSURE