Dr. Eddie Harrison shared his philosophy with me. "At the Human level, we can facilitate the Divine Self-Expression through our Form by improving our Body (exercise, healthy food, etc.), Mind (constructive thoughts and concepts), and Soul (Energy Forms: Positive Ideas, Images). As we evolve our Inner Mechanism, the Divine Consciousness can express Itself "more perfectly" through us. In time, it is said, It can become Fully Conscious in the Material Universe through our Form. At that point, we realize that the Divine is our Real Self. Our ego falls away. Our sense of separation disappears. We become the Divine, incarnated in Matter, fully Conscious, and able to transform this world into the Paradise that it truly can be."
One may stay reasonably alert until they die, but they are not as mentally capable as they are in their prime ... there is unavoidable decline with aging and the individual usually compensates in some way or another. All things wear with time and it is prudent to adjust, adapt, and, even if reluctantly, accept new limitations as we grow older.
We need not feel lesser because we are less fit than those younger and more active. We should strive for new discoveries and new abilities which revitalize our sense of accomplishment and competency.
I am amazed at the tenacity of some in advanced age to not only stay alive but BE alive (within their physical limitations) as contrasted to others who grow bitter and withdrawn, even hollow. A wise man once said, "That which is not lived is devil (lived spelled backwards)".
It is at the end of our life that our true character is most challenged it seems. Yes we can be happy (if not the happiest in our life) and relatively healthy (even if diminishing in degrees) until we die, but it is the power of love within us that radiates outward that overcomes death itself and sustains one's spiritual life beyond. For that reason I feel atheists and other non believers disadvantaged, deprived, of what is the essence of living their life.
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