tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651496850952600622.post887326586973168798..comments2024-01-06T00:43:38.263-07:00Comments on Richard Is Living With ALS: The TrainAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13569763685182951696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651496850952600622.post-10550473562465443252013-05-01T12:32:04.070-06:002013-05-01T12:32:04.070-06:00I think the message is that you must accept the in...I think the message is that you must accept the inevitable. We all face a "train"; some of us can't see ours coming. I can see mine coming. Death from the train is not the bad thing, it is just an inevitable thing. Life tied to the tracks is a much bigger challenge.<br /><br />I choose to live, to experience life as fully as possible, working within my limitations, struggling against the ropes, wiggling constantly. I choose to be alive until I am dead. I want to live before I die.<br /><br />Life is a miracle; it is an accident that any of us is here. While some may place God as the reason for our existence I am comfortable accepting the randomness of life. I am also comfortable with the certainty of death. Where I find discomfort and am in most need of grace is the ignominy of my existence today, the loss of my physical abilities and the randomness of this unfairness.<br /><br />It is for this that I pray, for grace and strength.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569763685182951696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651496850952600622.post-80931366487992778862013-05-01T12:23:53.643-06:002013-05-01T12:23:53.643-06:00Richard, the imagery I was able to visualize was s...Richard, the imagery I was able to visualize was staggering. Not having ALS leaves me unable to "walk in your shoes" so to speak. What you phenomenally wrote in "The Train" gave me a glimpse; a realization of the spiraling tempest that ALS has forced upon you. Thank you for writing it. <br /><br />I would like many people to read this as I feel your writing would help so many become less judgemental. <br /><br />I, as Anonymous wrote, would like to ask the same question to you but reading what Anonymous wrote made me feel like you were slapped in the face to what you're living with. Yet, my faith makes me agree with Anonymous. <br /><br />I truly believe that one must always chose life over death but saying that sounds so contrite when I think of you strapped to the train tracks with the train barreling down. Do you just give up or do you keep wiggling at the ropes tying you down? I guess it comes down to a matter of one's faith. I can't imagine life with my faith but I have to admit that I don't know if my faith would be rocked off it's foundation if I were diagnosed with ALS. <br /><br />One thing is for certain; your writings force me to contemplate, study, review, and more deeply delve into my spiritual walk with God. <br /><br />Thank you,<br />Denise Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149141988164370857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651496850952600622.post-21853890226395630492013-05-01T01:32:15.730-06:002013-05-01T01:32:15.730-06:00How about salvation and a hope for eternal life? ...How about salvation and a hope for eternal life? How about a hope for a miricle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com