It is a nice idea that my mum, dad and brother could be sitting chatting with RR and many others I have known, but I just cannot see that being true no matter how much we want it to be.
I understand why you can't see that as true. I myself acknowledge that it is wishful thinking on my own part, to a big degree. I'm happy to be hopeful, and I accept I could easily be wrong.
I suppose it depends a lot on how plausible one thinks heaven/hell is. Hell, to me, as in - atheists burn, is totally incredulous, and cannot be true. My whole being tells me that such a God couldn't be the one who made the universe, if God exists. Heaven? If it's another earth, only peaceful, I can imagine it.
For me, it's amazing that the earth is here and we can sit and chat with eachother, in the first place. That's what makes me think it can possibly happen to us again in another reality, beyond death. Don't worry, I'm not trying to cause a debate, it's just my own opinion on that subject.
But, when I say grab life by the balls I don't mean the same thing for everyone. For some it may be trying out skydiving or bungee jumping, for others it may be discovering that The Gospel of Mark has two different endings,
I kind of feel sorry for the latter guy, but whatever floats his boat eh.
My mum was only 59 when she died, my brother was 49
That's bad. That is is young. I've got those things ahead of me..unless I go first.