How did you die? (no spam)
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 3:38 am
Well here we are waiting for the boat to take us across the river Styx to the land of shadows.
You do realise you are dead don't you? - Oh good. Some poor souls don't understand, they go about their business as normal, haunting the living not knowing that they themselves are dead.
My self I went down fighting a huge and ancient crocodile in the deepest Erinjiya. When I was 92 I decide to mount another expedition to the deep rain forests of Erinjiya to look for the legendary flamehair orchid (I took up botany when I was 78 to slow down abit). The orchid had been spotted by the ill-fated captain Linmann (1711-?) but apart from a few sketches and rumours its existence had never been confirmed.
So there I was going through the rain-forest with my wife and my trusted servant. We knew we were in the right area it had to be just around here or at least within a radius of 2000 kilometres.
We came upon a small river, I believe it was a tributary to the great Uselmansi, and be damned the map. I spotted something looking like bright orange flowers on the other side of the river. The only problem was that in the river was a huge 12 meter long crocodile. The locals worshipped it like a god and believed it was more than 400 rain seasons old. We stared at each other for awhile but it was clear that he was not going to move and I was not going to find another crossing point. I saw my chance to go out with some dignity and took it. My last words was for my servant to stay out of this and to my wife that I loved her as I launched my self at the beast. Both of us creaking with arthritis we struggled for some time until we both died simultaneously from old age.
I was buried right next to the only known patch of flamehair orchids in the world. I always wanted to go with my eyes open and I think, as deaths go, mine was a good one.
So if it is not too personal a question - How did you die?
If you still think you are alive - How would you like to die?
(thanks to Knud Holten)
You do realise you are dead don't you? - Oh good. Some poor souls don't understand, they go about their business as normal, haunting the living not knowing that they themselves are dead.
My self I went down fighting a huge and ancient crocodile in the deepest Erinjiya. When I was 92 I decide to mount another expedition to the deep rain forests of Erinjiya to look for the legendary flamehair orchid (I took up botany when I was 78 to slow down abit). The orchid had been spotted by the ill-fated captain Linmann (1711-?) but apart from a few sketches and rumours its existence had never been confirmed.
So there I was going through the rain-forest with my wife and my trusted servant. We knew we were in the right area it had to be just around here or at least within a radius of 2000 kilometres.
We came upon a small river, I believe it was a tributary to the great Uselmansi, and be damned the map. I spotted something looking like bright orange flowers on the other side of the river. The only problem was that in the river was a huge 12 meter long crocodile. The locals worshipped it like a god and believed it was more than 400 rain seasons old. We stared at each other for awhile but it was clear that he was not going to move and I was not going to find another crossing point. I saw my chance to go out with some dignity and took it. My last words was for my servant to stay out of this and to my wife that I loved her as I launched my self at the beast. Both of us creaking with arthritis we struggled for some time until we both died simultaneously from old age.
I was buried right next to the only known patch of flamehair orchids in the world. I always wanted to go with my eyes open and I think, as deaths go, mine was a good one.
So if it is not too personal a question - How did you die?
If you still think you are alive - How would you like to die?
(thanks to Knud Holten)
