The Hopeful Agnostic
What I Believe -- I Guess
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I guess that it's about time. I really need to decide what I am and what I think about God, religion, the after-life and where I fit into the grand scheme of things.
Lying before me is an assortment of things which pertain to the end-game of life. There is a pamphlet about the local cremation society. Next to it, is a cemetery lot deed. Next to that, a copy of our will. I've been ignoring these things for a very long time in the hope that if I continued to ignore them, the need for them would not happen. But, now, in my eighty-first year, I can ignore them no longer.
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About the Book
When I reached age 80, I decided that it was time to organize my thoughts about my life and my impending death. Jokingly, I had often described myself as a "Hopeful Agnostic." Now, I'm not certain that that is an accurate description. This book is my attempt to answer the age-old questions about life, death and the hereafter. I know full well that the answers may never be found, but the quest might lead to my peace of mind and more self-awareness. One can only hope.
About the Author
Don Smith is a retired high school principal and university instructor. He lives in Mogadore, Ohio with his wife of 62 years, Joy, and their partially reformed cat, Lily. They, Don and Joy, not Lily, have two children, Kathy and Michael, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Don holds B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in education.
In retirement, he volunteers with the Ohio Agency on Aging and helps to train medical students at The Case -Western Reserve University Medical School, The Cleveland Clinic and the Northeast Ohio Medical University.
His travels have taken him to 52 countries since 1970. He has seen and experienced more than he was able to understand.
He is the author of "When The Muses Came To Call," "Travel and the Human Condition," "Ducks, Yaks, Camels and the Vast Mongolian Sky, Oh, My!" and "Cuba, One Mojito At A Time."
In his spare time, he likes to think about things. Occasionally, he does something practical. But, not very often.