Prince Philip & why he matters to me

[Pinkie56]

Any death diminishes us all but enriches the universe as a whole. Prince Philip is now at one with the universe. He has left behind all the cares & burdens of a mortal life to embrace a return to the source. We've heard all kinds of stories over the years. None of that matters anymore. Not sure it ever did. The Queen has lost the one person who knows her best, the one person who has been thru EVERYTHING with her, the one person she could turn to without wondering just whose side he was on. A great rift has been ripped into her heart. I feel most sad for her. We all know just how tough a lady she is; but this is an emptiness no one should have to endure.

I pray for the Queen & the whole royal family. Perhaps this is a good time to mend fences.

[Hidden]

Hi Pinke, I wouldn’t have anything to say about Prince Philip to add to your views on why he matters to you as Monarchy or Royalty doesn’t interest me. I do love your philosophy on Death ❤️Like you said “death enriches the Universe as a whole”; dust to dust and ash to ash. Rather than being morbid, reflecting on death and what it means in a planetary perspective can lead us to better appreciate our lives, and what a difference we can make while living and being in the Now. Death is just a crescendo of life once we live to the fullest. 🙏

[hypercat54 in reply to Hidden]

Yes I agree with you. The monarchy doesn't interest me either and I disapprove of the whole institution.

I have found as I have got in my 60's I am seeing death as a natural part of the life cycle and it will come round one day to all of us. When my parents went my sisters and I were very keen to have an 'uplifting' funeral where we celebrated their lives instead. They had both lived full and rich lives and it was just their turn. This isn't to say we didn't miss them tremendously but I remember saying to my sisters that they were the last of their generation and it was our turn next. I wasn't trying to be morbid but just accepting it as natural and inevitable.

The duke similarly lived a long rich life and no one lives forever, though I wish they could.

[Hidden in reply to hypercat54]

Totally Hypercat. The British royal family has certainly had a tumultuous couple of years.Prince Andrew's involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal exit and more recently, the couple's allegations that their son was subjected to racism from within the royal household. The heir to the throne, Prince Charles, has seen a drop in popularity in the UK after Harry and Markle's Oprah interview where it was revealed he stopped taking Harry's calls in 2020. All those events should raise enough question of how long the monarchy can survive but I’m sure it is not going to be abolished.🤷‍♀️ Don’t give them status and they won’t have status in anything. No one is superior or inferior to anyone to me and that is radical change for humanity. An “uplifting” funeral is what needed as we remember them by their great memories. Birth and Death are those 2 certainty in life, there’s no need to speculate about it. We can only embrace lives at the moment and live to the fullest.🙏

[hypercat54 in reply to Hidden]

Yes. I feel sorrier for others without the resources of wealth who have to cope with the death of a spouse. The granny living alone now suffering from acute loneliness and probably lack of money. When she needs care she will more than likely be shoved into an old people's care home and forgotten.

They are the people I reserve my sympathy for.

[Hidden in reply to hypercat54]

Yes. Give the right attention to whom needed most. That’s true humanity. 🙏

[hypercat54 in reply to Hidden]

Exactly