Terror

Ghosts and mortality say BOO! They may make you scurry to dogma or gurus of some sort. Where do you anchor your identity? Your asylum may be materialism, be it the greedy kind, or the succession of sensations. (Put organic whipped cream on top, and call it both decadent and spiritual! Divert anxiety about the climate by going vegan, maybe? We need a new word for Yuppies; maybe it should be foodies. Do you feel you surrounded by them too? Grocery stores have become the equivalent of cathedrals in our town. Is food what to focus on to keep thoughts of mortality at bay?)

In your crowd, maybe you're too secure to dwell on ghosts, and you'll ultimately reassure one another in the afterlife as well. But it's a cop-out to have "Harvest Festivals" instead of celebrating Halloween. Don't cocoon yourself or your kids (unless it's in TP, and you're a mummy).

You may flee boundaries or be defined by them. Some part of you may be eaten by a lion, and some part may transcend death and even haunt your in-laws with the smell of cigarette smoke (...Or, my choice, the natural fragrances of our biosphere - minus humans).

Since we're all going to die, why cling to our puny human ego? Why not expand our soul by identifying with all the species in Creation?

Climate change offers that perspective. We see how all things on our planet are connected, as the dominoes fall. We can flaunt our unique costume - this temporary life - to protect the vulnerable from untimely death. Of course, the more popular trend may be the Breaking Bad/Walter White/Toxic Suit costume (only $48.99).

Happy Hallowed Evenings!

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