The vigil over, I stood beneath the streetlight and thought of what I’d witnessed inside.
Each of us weaves a net of our experience and gleaned information, of our opinions, our likes and dislikes.
We cast this net throughout our world, trapping only that which the net will hold. Everything else slips through, and we, oblivious, continue on our way.
Everyone has an idea about death. Death comes to us all, so we craft notions we cherish and defend all our lives.
And at some point, we all learn our idea of death is wrong. We must let it go.
Great metaphor, the net
Dear Josh,
I see you wax philosophical this morning. In the end we’ll all know the truth of death, won’t we? Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks!
A change of pace for you, and very well done.
A lovely introspective piece from you this week, Josh. I really enjoyed this one.
Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone kept their idea of death to themselves and let everyone have their own idea without judgement? Thoughtful stuff.
Death, how much it’s feared because the unknown seems scary. I enjoyed reading your post.
True!
thoughtful stuff, really nicely done.
I enjoyed how you utilised the prompt,
Thanks!
At least one day we’ll all know the true secret of death… thought-provoking piece!
A nicely reflective piece, I enjoyed reading this.
Very profound indeed. We see and hear, what we want to hear and believe what we think is right. There may be other realties that we don’t know.
What Abhijit Ray said. Great writing as always.
You portray the mystery of death beautifully.
A lovely piece of philosophy.
I loved reading this piece, so thoughtful and accepting of how we handle our own mortality.
Really enjoyed this, but had to read a few times to see if I got the point(s).
First, liked that you used the pic merely as the setting for person contemplating a death. And the cynical, pessimistic, yet very true observation of the net full of holes that we pretend to catch water with. And how we use beliefs to protect ourselves, ignoring their truth value. Your last statement is open: doesn’t tell us what the character feels is the true idea of death. But interestingly, you think we are ALL wrong.
Glad you liked it.
This letting go of what we think we know can extend to so many other things too, like religion, ourselves and yes death too.
Profound. Love the net imagery, as a tool and a futile gesture.
So many thought-provoking gems in your piece. I like your idea of a net that only captures what we want it to, or what fits our preconceived ideas. Fascinating stuff. I do want to know what he’s ‘witnessed inside’.