25 Youth When I lived back on the earth, before I became an avatar, I attended funerals. Not because I particularly enjoyed them. For one thing there was never anything to steal at a funeral. People usually did not bring money to a funeral. Funeral homes did not normally display a lot of items that I would want to take. For another thing, they are dismal affairs. Everyone so morose. Also, the deceased is never seen in a true light. Death exalts everyone. Everyone. You never hear the bad stuff about the dead person at a funeral. But there are obligations in life. You need to take care of yourself by eating properly and getting enough sleep. You need to raise your children. You need to respect your parents. And you need to go to funerals. So I went. If only I knew then that death was no

