To boldly go where no man has gone before........ thus begins the mission statement of Star Trek. I'm not a trekkie but I do like the series and the movies. I especially like Star Trek 2; Wrath of Khan. A buddy and I can quote it alost word for word lol we like to do that at times to annoy everyone esle around us. Imagine that eh???
Captain Kirk is asked how he rose to his position and Spock informs the questioner that Kirk is the only one to have ever beat the Kobayashi Maru Scenario- a no-win scenario. The way he won- he cheated. One of my favorite lines in the movies follows this revelation. Kirk says, * I don't like to lose!!!!* Kirk is suddenly forced to face another possible o win scenario when an old enemy- Khan - catches him off-guard and almost destroys the Starship Enterprise. Kirk is forced to come to grips with facing death.
I always seek inside myself to beat death. There have been a few close calls I experienced- boh invlving my head. One time a huge wooden plank fell and knocked me down after hitting me on the side of the head. I went to the hospital and the Dr told me if i had been hit just mere millimeters from the spot I did, i would have been kiled. I was sitting on a lifeguard chair by the pol at a summer camp once, and was dared to dive in. I took the dare- and before i knew it my forehead smashed into the bottom of the pool. Luckily I came right up, bleeding and with a concussion. But, I easily could have broken my neck or worse. Crazy.
Death is the one thing nobody wants t talk about,think about or even acknowledge. Ever since my father died, as i have shared before, it has been like a shadow, always looming in the background. Most of us live life without dwelng about death. I wish i could say I was ne of those. Sometimes I have wanted to have a ightning bolt strike me and remoe the thoughts of death from me like magic. At least I have stil gone on living even with this dread inside. I know there are some people who never leave their house or go anywhere because they are trapped like quicksand in their fear. Knock on wood I haven't suffered to that extent.
Sharing in an open way like this is a form of therapy for me. Hopefully it works that way for all you readers if possible. Death is NOT the end, thanks to Jesus. It is just something I would rather never experience or anyone realy. Too bad the Kobayashi Maru Scenario is just a movie plot. Hope to hear any thoughts anyone has. :)
