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We had a dear friend pass away 5 days ago from lung and head cancer. He passed away suddenly...
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Q: We had a dear friend pass away 5 days ago from cancer. He passed away suddenly. We had not talked to him since late December. He was going to do one more chemo treatment in December. He passed in the hospital. He had not called his former spouse or us. We don’t know details. He died at the hospital. He had been staying at his residence. Does he see us or hear us? Does he remember us?
A: I
am so sorry to hear of your loss. It must be hard to realize that your
friend is gone so suddenly. Death seems always to take us by surprise,
doesn't it?...it sounds as if he may have isolated himself in his final
weeks and months, and I am sure that that adds to your sense of loss.
Please accept my condolences.
The good news is that you seem to
believe that it is possible for your friend to still be "somewhere,"
and you are exactly right. He is embarking on the supreme adventure,
and it could be that he is right now awakening to his new life after
death.
The Urantia Book teaches us that "death is
only the beginning
of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation,
an eternal voyage of discovery." I hope you can be cheered to imagine
that this voyage has now started in earnest, and your friend is happy.
Of course, this will be the privilege of all of us eventually - to pass
from the death of the material body to a new life in the never-ending
quest for God.
In the Urantia Book, we learn that our loved ones
DO rmember us, and their life in the flesh. As to whether he can see
you, that is not possible, as his new residence is quite far away. But
as you remember him, so does he remember you, and he'll be waiting to
greet you and all of his other friends and family as they leave the
planet, too, as a result of natural death. At that time you will most
certainly see each other, so that is something that can give you great
hope.
The Urantia Book contains a wealth of comforting material about the
subject of Life after Death; Please feel free to visit HERE
for much more information - you may especially like to see our videos
"After You Die," and "You Can Live Forever," found on the same link.
Again, my sympathies are with you in this difficult time.
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