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V .^"■^ Page Two THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, April 14, 1961 MIRROR MEDITATION By EMMITT L. BRINSON Sometime ago I had the privilege of listening to a panel discussion regarding the' dignity of death. How far should medical science go in preventing its occurance? How far should they go in keeping a person alive? This panel included, among oth ers, three men of tetters. A philos opher, a religionist, and a scientist. Some of the depth of discussion left many including myself still in a state of doubt and confusion. There was yet a lot to be desired. Their conclusion seemed to reach only an answer that after all, there is not enough to build to after an incurable illness has reached a point of no return. At this point, a person should be left alone to die with dignity, instead of spend ing fortunes for them to suffer and remain alive. To me it goes deeper than just the personal or mercenai’y opinion. While I have not concluded any thing I feel that it all hinges on the word “life” or what being “alive” means. In deeper medita tion there are many things td be considered. It has been conceded by most that man’s mind and awareness, is his soul. It is that part or entity of God that shall nev er die. The brain is material. Thought, mind, awareness, is spir it. It goes on forever still a part of the Creator. I therefore project these thoughts for you to ponder: With out mind the reflexes or intricate mechanisms of our body are con trolled indirectly, for a time at V,t., :T Masonic — Sun. thru Sat. (Sunday Shows: 1:30 P. M. & 7 P. M.) THE SPECTACULAR LOVE STORY THAT THRILLED MILLIONSr DAVID0.SE12NICKS / MA»o*RErMncHais A, y MoouT'mo* f tmtrOf oii $otm ■« g .GONE WITH THE MO jB ....JLARK GABLE-’VIVIEN lEGH LESLIE HOWARD’OLlVIAdeliAVILiAND^ [;• **‘'^nwcoi.Off7 A SEIZNICK INTERNATIONAL PICTURE- mliaho ay METROCOLOWYN MAVER » least, by the body’s perpetual cre ative design. It is but a mass of machinery without purpose, reason, or soul. If a person still has a mind or awareness, it has a will or de sire of its own. As long as thought patterns are still there, every ef fort should be made to keep a per son alive,/ regardless of the condi tions of the body. It is still a “per son”, and God is still there. There is yet a chance God and' mind, which are one, will perform a mir acle. Without mind or awareness, and the diagnosis proves the brain is damaged beyond the creative processes of repair, God has alrea dy removed spirit and soul, and anything medical science may do, mind, awareness and soul will not return. They have recreated a mon ster, and it should be , allowed to follow the creative laws of deterio ration and die. Masonic, Sun. thru Sat. Once a person is dead, and is re vived by modern machinery or medical science, and the brain' is damaged, case histories prove that with this kind of “life” awarenss does not retprn. All that science has on their hands is a stupid mass of flesh machinery without soul. Their act of keeping it alive as well as the result is inhuman. This also brings up the contro versy of mercy deaths argued by many. When a part of the mind and awareness is still there the question arises as to how long will this machinery perpetuate in work ing order. Reports show it will live for a normal lifetime. When the conscious mind alone Clark Gable, in his memora ble role of Rhett Butler, and Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in David O. Seiznick's production of "Gone with the Wind." One of the great motion pictures of all time, the screen version of Margaret Mitchell's famous nov el is presented by Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer in tribute to the Year of the Civil War Centennial. is not working and the sub-con scious is working, it steers the functions of the body. Usually the conscious mind is in a state of sus pension which could be caused by many reasons. Then it seems the patient i.s merely sick and science can help the conscious mind to again function, restoring the per son to normalcy. If the conscious and subconsci ous mind are both gone and the brain is not there, here again the soul and God have departed. Man has some argument as to what he should or should not do. ence and Religion!! It is almost as if we hear God cryipg out to man kind, “Use your talents that might be tapped through me to revive normal processes endowed in my creation of man. That his body and mind might follow its creative pro- cess. 'Hirough some material quirlt the workings of the molecules, which has no mind, but follow a pre-set pattern, has been blocked. It has erred. Help them find their way.” Yet, when some things are bb- yond the comprehension ot mere man and God does not show the way it should be left to Him. His creative designs will take their own course. Take it to Him in honest prayer. It will bring an answer. ’ Sometimes it happens jn many ways. Have you ever had a loved one who is gone, that is, so far as mind and awareness are concern ed. It is more than the heart and emotions can :stand to see them cared for like animals. How many times have you heard, “It is a blessing that God took them" when they passed on. God had already taken the real person and later, the creative processes removed its : shell. j It appears the key word is “life." The state of being alive. Mind! Awareness! Soul! When this is present, God is crying to Science i and Religion—Help them! Help " them! And dedicated people should i rise to this major challenge. All , other areas should be left to God. , Man should not play God-r-nor' should he plgy with God. This I can conclude. When we envy another, we make their virtue our vice. — Boileau. This still leaves a lot to be un derstood, and anxiety sets in re garding mentally retarded people. Here, awareness seems to be only part time. It comes and goes. It appears the mind and soul are try ing desperately to break through. It still has meaning and purpose. miu THr welp of God to produce that miracle a normal person and a life will come forth -and flower to_ proper awareness. Science should strive earnestly for new knowledge in this field. Another trying question arises here: Why would God allow'such to happen to innocent people? Here, Christ gave an answer: When ask ed the same question as to whose fault the affliction might be when cause was unknown. John 9:3-— “Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him.” What a major challenge to Sci-i The S. B. Parker Co. ME 7-3397 Lennox Comfort Craftsmen It's Unlikely... thaf you would want a phone here Naturally, not in your oven! A handier place for an extension phone is on the wall where it takes up little space—lets you keep an eye on what’s cooking while you chat with friends or shcq) by phone. 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Hammond Polling Place Broad Street Fire Station Recreation Bldg., George SL Fort Totten Fire Station High School (Gymnasium) National Ave. Fire Station This is tration for Challenges than 12:30 NOT a new registration. Thera is NOT a special ragis- bonds for sewerage treatment system. ni!! polling places not later p.m. on Saturday, April 22nd. '■osidence from one ward to hII pf •** •''9'ble to vote, they must go »April'■»* '•••' H. E. RUSSELL, City Clerk. 1- J 1^8 ■ Ff:' > i ■M 3 W: v’-y; - i-
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