Death....sting.....victory? No, says Ms. Dallcondine, death is just a pause before eternity. Death is just the collision of mortality with the radiance of the soul, the joy and preparation of consciousness to span the spaciousness of being to enter eternity. Damn - - this Dallcondine lady says we can live forever if we are prepared for death, somewhat like the Christian "separation of the immortal soul from the mortal body" and the Vedanta teaching along with the law of Karma. If we figure out death, we "die" before we die by realizing it is the stripping away all that is you and becoming the silent everlasting consciousness. So how does this stack up against my dream and the message from Dad? About death: No Fear. About eternity: party time to the Nth power. Thank you, Jasmine Joan and thank you Judy for the insight. My shiraz today still tweaked my taste buds and the nagging aspect of that dream has dimmed. Dad, you gave me balls and a moral model that I didn't always follow, but as of this moment, you are the hero I saw in you as a little toe head and your example has helped me immeasurably in my quest to find myself. If I'm a fraction of you, I am whole.