What a wonderful thread to revive, proof that nothing truly dies! :3 Life is the flow of energy, which is neither created nor destroyed, one masterpiece of innumerable beautiful cycles and appendages from atoms to elephants to black holes. Whatever term we use, God, Goddess, Nature, the Cosmos, reality is all a self-sustaining endlessly alive system that our primate brains can't ever hope to fully comprehend. Organized religion and mainstream science are both equally limiting to perception. Many loved ones of mine have moved on, and while I know it would've hurt so much more, I also regret that I wasn't by their side to bid farewell. I know one day I'll be even closer to them than I'll probably be comfortable with, especially considering the disturbing things they've probably seen me do, but I miss the few beings I've truly bonded with and I'm a very impatient person.