A Long Two Weeks

It has been said that in order for man to learn and grow he needs agency.  I find that agency is painful.  Two acquaintances of mine died in the last two weeks.  One from a selenium deficiency problem and the other from a radiation overdoes administered by an allopathic doctor known as chemotherapy.

I could argue that their poor use of agency caused their deaths but I know like with everything else this isn't that easy to classify and file.  How is this any different then catching a bullet or furnishing a speed bump for a car.  It isn't.  As I pondered on these situations I concluded that some of us are ready to leave life before others of us.  The method that gets used is really of little relevance.  Being mortal means we are an enemy to God as we are not "perfect" (a more appropriate translation from Greek; or "complete") ... as we can die and be separated from our bodies.  "Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father in Heaven is perfect" can also be more appropriately interpreted as "Be ye therefore complete even as your Father in Heaven is complete".  The monks translating didn't understand the ramification of the scriptural meaning of the Greek "complete" so they used "perfect" in its place.

Being "complete" means we need to find a wife and stay with her.  We need to have kids as the meaning of life is to give life.  Then we need to achieve the completeness of being fused body and spirit into one sole being.  This fusion (body and spirit "immortally") is one of the gifts from God found in the Atonement of His Son "The Christ".  As to building a family... we need to demonstrate our propensity for accepting this greatest blessing of all "Ever Lasting Life".

In the greater scheme of things, poor nutrition, bad politics, and death may be upon us in mortal life. However, God only cares about the spiritual condition of our individual hearts.  A man can posses all things but if he lacks charity... he is nothing.

I morn the loss of my friends but I believe they died as "complete (in this mortal state)" as they could. I just hope I did what I was needed to do without infringing on their agency with my opinoins.

As for me, I choose to live as long as I can (200 years-ish I understand is possible).  Granted I have to fix my nutrition, sleeping habits, and develop a few other things.  I think it would be fun to see my 4th and 5th generation kids if all things allow me.