I remembered a book by Neil Gaimen (and movie) called "Stardust". In short, it's about a star that falls from the sky and becomes a beautiful girl that witches chase to cut out her heart in order to put it in a box and use it to stay immortal. Phew.
This, I think, speaks to the desire to be ageless, and not just ageless, but ageless in a way that stops time. No More Change! We fear change, because the process of change reflects our own mortality. We watch ourselves grow older, and, thinking that we are only a body, we fear our demise.
Abraham tells us that we are eternal beings, and the star speaks to that. Once again, I quote Joni Mitchell
"We are stardust, we are golden, and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden."
I'm told we truly are made of the stuff of stars, but we only begin to shine, to become golden, when we learn to see ourselves as bigger than our bodies: as spirit.
The contentment we feel when we accept ourselves as spirit allows us to see life as it really is.
We then develop a sort of fearless tranquility, a calm acceptance of our own corporal mortality. When we accept our mortality, we can genuinely appreciate and allow life to flow through us freely and fully. We then become as beautiful, light, and light-filled as the stars that gleam in the darkness.
Our gift of light manifests as the joy we inspire through acts of kindness, humour, comfort, food, a sympathetic ear or a pair of arms, music, art, theater, enthusiasm etc. All these break through the darkness of illusion and unconsciousness and light the way for others on their path towards fulfillment and joy.
Now THAT is true immortality.
Love, Kristine
