By Steve C.

Well, since you asked...When I die, I'll rot, or I'll be cremated, or I'll be buried, or what not, but I won't be gone. I'm a part of the earth. I was born on the earth (so they tell me), I consume what is grown and raised here for my own existence, and I will return back to the earth. I'm quite content thinking of myself as being fertilizer.

As far as my consciousness is concerned, the electrical system that makes up my mind will probably still be around, in the soil, in the sky, maybe just static electricity. I don't know. However, I can be sure that my physical part will remain and be used by the creatures still upon the earth in some way shape or form.

Whatever our life force or consciousness is, a form of energy, or just electrical impulses, will not be destroyed. If I understand physics correctly, the worst that can happen is that it is converted from energy to matter, or from matter to energy, but it won't just be gone.

The me as I know myself will be gone, but I'll still be around, I just won't know it, and I'll probably be distributed all over the place. I guess we all go to pieces at some time or the other. But I think its gratifying to know that I've been with the earth for as long as its been around, and I'll be with the earth as long as the earth exists, and even if our fair and precious planet explodes someday, I'll still be a part of the universe, maybe just space dust, but still around. We're all immortal.

When I'm dead and decomposed, maybe I'll be a part of some other creature, or plant, or thing, maybe even just poop. But even in death, I'll be a part of life, and if I'm not a part of life, at least I'll be a part of something, maybe just one of my sodium atoms on an asteroid.

It makes me really want to stay sober to enjoy my current conscious life status all the more. It really is amazing that I find myself in my current life form to experience my body, my mind, my planet and my universe to the greatest extent possible. If nothing else, I can just wonder at the marvel of it, and I take great comfort in knowing that even if I think I'm not a part of it, I really am. How can I possibly ever be detached from it?

Okay okay, I'll shut up, but you asked.