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of being open about community engagement, because I think it's so important, and for you hearing our voice.
of being open about community engagement, because I think it's so important, and for you hearing our voice.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
No, I was going to say, I think if you can give us information on how we could locate the state plan and talk about it, I think our listeners would love to do that.
No, I was going to say, I think if you can give us information on how we could locate the state plan and talk about it, I think our listeners would love to do that.
But I wanted our audience to know that this is going to be a really different kind of conversation and dialogue. And there are some things that we're talking about. Death is a very serious issue. But some of the things that we say might seem a little bit irreverent, but it's not meant to be that way. It's just meant to be about our experiences with it.
But I wanted our audience to know that this is going to be a really different kind of conversation and dialogue. And there are some things that we're talking about. Death is a very serious issue. But some of the things that we say might seem a little bit irreverent, but it's not meant to be that way. It's just meant to be about our experiences with it.
All right. My first story is this. We can't have life without death. And so it's part of the process or the circle of life. And so therefore we should not be surprised at it. I think the thing that I've learned, one of the things I've learned about death is that it comes at different stages at different times for people. And we sometimes are angry,
All right. My first story is this. We can't have life without death. And so it's part of the process or the circle of life. And so therefore we should not be surprised at it. I think the thing that I've learned, one of the things I've learned about death is that it comes at different stages at different times for people. And we sometimes are angry,
because we feel like people did not have the opportunity to fully live their lives. But who's to know? I mean, I thought I never lived to be past 16. I mean, I honestly thought I would die before I was 16. And then I thought I would not live to be 21. But then one day I was 28 and I realized, oh, I'm getting old.
because we feel like people did not have the opportunity to fully live their lives. But who's to know? I mean, I thought I never lived to be past 16. I mean, I honestly thought I would die before I was 16. And then I thought I would not live to be 21. But then one day I was 28 and I realized, oh, I'm getting old.
And all of a sudden it's like, I realized that, you know, I'm living and I could die. And so it's been quite a journey for me in terms of accepting the fact that you live, you die.
And all of a sudden it's like, I realized that, you know, I'm living and I could die. And so it's been quite a journey for me in terms of accepting the fact that you live, you die.
Yeah. So, Sam, I think this is why our conversation started, because we started talking about some cultural things. You know, you talked about Shiva. And I talked I talked about, you know, in my in my my culture, my faith, people come in and everybody is very religious.
Yeah. So, Sam, I think this is why our conversation started, because we started talking about some cultural things. You know, you talked about Shiva. And I talked I talked about, you know, in my in my my culture, my faith, people come in and everybody is very religious.