Not of this world

[Vort]

From Facebook, but despite that, I thought it was good enough to share here.

“Do you know how whales die? They drown. They spend their whole life living in and swimming in a world that eventually kills them.
“Do you know why that is? Whales are mammals. Most mammals walk on the face of the earth, but the whale lives in a world that they are not of. 
“They are in the water, but they are not of the water. So while fish can swim around for their entire lives with gills, breathing in the water, the whale most come up out of the water to live. There is a life source that is not in the world that he lives in that he needs access to.
“You are in this world but you are not of this world. You are not just a mind. You are not just a body. You are a spirit wrapped up in a man or a woman. And in this life you need God—you need to pray, you need to worship, you need to read the word of God. 
“Because if you don’t learn to come up for air, you will drown.”

- @russelldafourth

[mikbone]

The legal cause of death was likely recorded as COVID-19.

[Vort]

To be clear, I don't even know if the above (mine, not mik's) is true. But I perceive a deep truth to it, whether or not it is literally so.

[Carborendum]

10 hours ago, Vort said:

To be clear, I don't even know if the above (mine, not mik's) is true. But I perceive a deep truth to it, whether or not it is literally so.

Well... Since you brought it up.

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/how-do-whales-die-7-common-causes-of-death-for-whales/

Edited June 14, 2023 by Carborendum

[laronius]

11 hours ago, Vort said:

To be clear, I don't even know if the above (mine, not mik's) is true. But I perceive a deep truth to it, whether or not it is literally so.

I think the analogy is equally relevant by stating that a whale "would" drown if it didn't come up for air.