PuttingTruthFirst
PuttingTruthFirst
It is Monday, February 15, 2010. This last week I saw a wonderful movie called "Temple Grandin". It starred Claire Danes and was the story of a young woman who struggled with autism. The woman's name was Temple. Temple's idea was that autism for her made her different but not less. I must say the many things that this lady achieved in her lifetime certainly make her as definitely not less. I found the movie to be very inspirational, no only because Temple overcame so many odds but because she viewed her world in a completely different way. She made choices to walk through doors that opened up new rooms of opportunity for her.
Many things about this movie I loved but one thing stood out to me, since this blog is about putting truth first. Temple observed death in a very different way. When we lose someone we tend to focus on the house that person lived in. We miss seeing them, talking with them and sharing thoughts and ideas. Temple recognized that the body was not the person. When see witnessed the death of her horse, ChestNut, she asked where did he go? She saw his body laying on the ground but she knew that Chestnut was not there. When she went to see the teacher that she loved had died, she again wandered where did he go? At the slaughter house, she observed the death of a cow and remarked first he was here, now he is just a piece of meat. Where did he go?
As a believer in God, I have beliefs about this. I see the departure of a loved one from his earth suit or body as just that a departure. For to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. How interesting, that this young woman who could not connect emotionally with others because of her autism, got a glimpse of life departing and understood that the animal or person who died had abandoned their earth house and moved to another location. She could not understand where they went.
Many believe today that an afterlife is just for unlearned individuals. I find it fascinating that this woman sensed a departure that was more than a dead body. She sensed that what made that animal or person who they were at death left them. She recognized their absence. I think we have a lot to learn from individuals like Temple.
If you get a chance to see the movie, do it! It will inspire you.
It is Monday, February 15, 2010. This last week I saw a wonderful movie called "Temple Grandin". It starred Claire Danes and was the story of a young woman who struggled with autism. The woman's name was Temple. Temple's idea was that autism for her made her different but not less. I must say the many things that this lady achieved in her lifetime certainly make her as definitely not less. I found the movie to be very inspirational, no only because Temple overcame so many odds but because she viewed her world in a completely different way. She made choices to walk through doors that opened up new rooms of opportunity for her.
Many things about this movie I loved but one thing stood out to me, since this blog is about putting truth first. Temple observed death in a very different way. When we lose someone we tend to focus on the house that person lived in. We miss seeing them, talking with them and sharing thoughts and ideas. Temple recognized that the body was not the person. When see witnessed the death of her horse, ChestNut, she asked where did he go? She saw his body laying on the ground but she knew that Chestnut was not there. When she went to see the teacher that she loved had died, she again wandered where did he go? At the slaughter house, she observed the death of a cow and remarked first he was here, now he is just a piece of meat. Where did he go?
As a believer in God, I have beliefs about this. I see the departure of a loved one from his earth suit or body as just that a departure. For to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. How interesting, that this young woman who could not connect emotionally with others because of her autism, got a glimpse of life departing and understood that the animal or person who died had abandoned their earth house and moved to another location. She could not understand where they went.
Many believe today that an afterlife is just for unlearned individuals. I find it fascinating that this woman sensed a departure that was more than a dead body. She sensed that what made that animal or person who they were at death left them. She recognized their absence. I think we have a lot to learn from individuals like Temple.
If you get a chance to see the movie, do it! It will inspire you.
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