I personally believe that we exist before we come to this earth and after we leave it. I know many, many people who don't share this belief. Maurice Sendak definitely didn't. A sadness and disparity in death is apparent not only in his interviews but his work. What did the Wild things say? “Please don't go. We'll eat you up. We love you so.” This doesn't mean all atheists are depressed, I don't think Mr. Sendak was.
I am not a blind follower and I am no angel. I am inquisitive and mischievous. But I have searched, and I have found faith. What's more, I have seen the difference in a faithless life and one full of hope. I have seen it change me and my disposition. I have felt a oneness with the Spirit and I have gained a knowledge that this life is not the end.
This post doesn't really have a true goal. I'm not trying to prove any points, just rambling on about what I really do believe in.
This quote kills me
“I have nothing now but praise for my life. I’m not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can’t stop them. They leave me and I love them more. … What I dread is the isolation. … There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I’m ready, I’m ready, I’m ready.”
— | Maurice Sendak on Fresh Air in 2011. |
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Oh god, that Colbert interview with him was so amazing I was dying laughing. I never knew how Sendak was until that. I didn't know he died. Kills me. He was so different.
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