mike777 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 :) Ok this post is not really about taxes, just trying for some humor. WinstonM may know this best of all, but amazing Grace shown by loved ones as Death seems near. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I conclude that since no one replied I am not the only one not getting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Yes, I gather that Texas does have the death penalty.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemm1ng Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 "Nothing is certain but death and taxes" is a quote by Benjamin Franklin, but I don't understand this thread either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Close only counts in atom bombs and dancing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Sigh, simple easy post, guys. I really wonder about you guys sometimes. :) God Bless WinstonM works in Hospice I believe. Just a personal post by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 You are correct, Mike, in that I am a hospice nurse, so am constantly reminded of the finite nature of this world. In the end, it is one person dying, one life ended, and it is a personal journey for the dying. It reinforces the concept that there are no good causes worth dying for, no ideologies worth trading for a life. And each one of us in the end is exactly alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 You are correct, Mike, in that I am a hospice nurse, so am constantly reminded of the finite nature of this world. In the end, it is one person dying, one life ended, and it is a personal journey for the dying. It reinforces the concept that there are no good causes worth dying for, no ideologies worth trading for a life. And each one of us in the end is exactly alike. I have no idea how you can do such a stressful job. Came to use those services more than several decades ago and may again soon for someone in family. You guys/gals do a wonderful impossible job. God Bless you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Mike, the one thing my work constantly reminds me of is that "we all share this same small planet, breath the same air...." and no one is unique but is simply a part of greater body - all in all just another brick in the wall. To me, this concept has been the most liberating of all - that belief in my uniqueness, my supriority, is illusion, that all I am truly is another grain of sand no different than all the others and thus, to hate, to disparage, to kill others is to hate, to disparage, and to kill myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 This topic makes me wonder how I can make my own funeral expenes tax deductable. Somehow my death must be argued to be a professional activity..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Funny... I think you should pay tax when you die. After all, you're gonna be a nuisance for those who bury you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Is death the greatest test, or the greatest insult? Or both? Now that is a taxing question... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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