Posts Tagged ‘a lucky life interrupted’

The Rich and Poor- Podcast 167

I was struck by a statement in Tom Brokaw’s new book called A Lucky Life Interrupted and the quote is by Jesse Jackson.
“The rich are all about living and the poor are all about dying.”
This, of course, points to the inequities of our healthcare system Obama Care or no Obama Care. Obamacare is delivered by health insurance delivery systems which is a backward way to deliver healthcare.
Every other civilized country in the world has Single Payer. And their economic system flows much better as a result, serving all the people, not just the rich.
This is what today’s Podcast is about today as well as an opportunity to join the Awesomization Nation.
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Your Mortality Zone- Podcast 165

Where Is Your Mortality Zone?

Where Is Your Mortality Zone?

What is your mortality zone? Does such a thing exists? It’s a term I just heard on Fresh Air, NPR public radio’s interview with Tom Brokaw. It is a clever term, and it got my immediate attention, but in the end what is immortality and mortality? Can they exist in the same space at the same time?

Apparently, Tom Brokaw was diagnosed with a serious form of Melanoma over this past year. He wrote a memoir called My Lucky Life Interrupted. The book is a reflection of his experiences confronting his own mortality.
Do these terms truly describe the true mystery of life? Yet the term mortality zone got my attention and I wanted to think about it.
In the Judeo Christian tradition, immortality can only be achieved by accepting Jesus Christ as your savior. That is about as suffocating a definition as any I’ve ever considered.
In spiritual thought traditions, immortality is a birthright and a death right. It is a consciousness that exists beyond what we are experiencing in this present moment. Yet the present moment is the only thing that exists. If mortality exist in the future, is it possible that immortality is the only thing that exists in this present moment?
This is what today’s podcast is all about.

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