A Present and Free Death
In memory of Thierry Parmentier I love more and more the moment of my beloved spiritual friends departure. Even though I know that this means I will never see them again, literally for all eternity, in the form in which I knew and cherished them. Their Grace is so immense when they offer me the experience of yet another good death, that nothing moves me more deeply anymore. It is not primarily because, deep within me, this is my own preparation for my own departure. Nor is it because, rationally speaking, at the age I have reached and with the current structure of my family, births are no longer anticipated, but rather departures. What exists overwhelmingly more deeply within me is a profound Love for the way we leave. Because…
