Thanks for posting that Emma, it's very poignant under the circumstances. Nice rich bass voice.Veda, maybe you mean this one?
This is why I loved Paul and entrusted him all the way. A free spirit as you say, and a free mind. Those people are very rare within groups like here. Paul was one of them.He was a free spirit. He just didn't care what others might have thought. He did his thing.
He was on key and didn't miss an up or down note.Veda, maybe you mean this one?
So sorry! May he fly high.Hello all,
I have just become aware that sadly, Paul Adams passed away in hospital two weeks ago after a sudden illness. Paul and I had somewhat lost touch over the past two or three years, but we used to be close and I'm aware he was very involved in this community, so I thought I'd check whether you had been informed and it seemed you hadn't, so here I am.
I know some of you will be particularly concerned for his legacy, in shape of all the various resources he has made available online. Out of respect for his next of kin I'm hesitant to go into any detail until I've spoken to them (which ought to be very soon). However, my understanding is that Paul did make arrangements for these to be maintained after his death.
I aim to get back to you soon, especially if there's anything I can help with for those of you who were also close to him. However please understand that I'm what they're calling a "key worker" these days, so coupled with this unexpected news this is stressful for me too. Please forgive me if I'm slow in getting back to you.
Veda, maybe you mean this one?
Yes, that's one of them. Thanks for locating it and the site -ESMBdof.
Hope all is well with you.
Nice post!!Hey Paul, if you're reading this, remind us what's on the other side!
Nice post!!
Sometimes I wonder if the people "on the other side" might be US.
What if THEY, on the other hand, exist in some super-cozy world of beauty, comfort and joy----and they feel a bit leery of us and our lives in this dimly lit, narrow dimension filled with conflict, unfulfilled dreams, illness and the ever-present stress trying to avoid the awful impermanence of a human existence. Sorry to be bleak for that moment, but maybe Paul and his buddies up/out there regard us the same way we think of the spooky vague concept of ghosts living in a eerily funky dimension.
I sometimes find it very comforting to embrace the fact that I am utterly clueless about what is happening in the vast universe. And nobody else on our lovely little planet knows either.
I see this time of lockdown as a time to become more spiritual. A time to meditate and read spiritual teachings. If we cannot go out then go within. I'm sure Paul would have made the most of this opportunity."We are not human beings having a spiritual experience but spiritual beings having a human one. "
not sure who said it.
Thank you xThanks for sharing all your wonderful memories of Paul. It's so good to know he meant so much to so many of you
The funeral was on Monday. Due to current restrictions no one but the celebrant was allowed to be present. The celebrant read a eulogy written by his next of kin, and he said that despite the lack of a 'congregation', as it were, he found the service very moving!
The main cause of death was determined to be pericarditis.
The death certificate also mentions a "disseminated malignancy (pending histology)", which sounds like Paul may have had an early-stage cancer he wasn't aware of yet. It feels a bit wrong to say this, but if that is the case, I suppose maybe he was in a way lucky to go before it got any worse
Maybe, just maybe, death is the most glorious experience!Nice post!!
Sometimes I wonder if the people "on the other side" might be US.
What if THEY, on the other hand, exist in some super-cozy world of beauty, comfort and joy----and they feel a bit leery of us and our lives in this dimly lit, narrow dimension filled with conflict, unfulfilled dreams, illness and the ever-present stress trying to avoid the awful impermanence of a human existence. Sorry to be bleak for that moment, but maybe Paul and his buddies up/out there regard us the same way we think of the spooky vague concept of ghosts living in a eerily funky dimension.
I sometimes find it very comforting to embrace the fact that I am utterly clueless about what is happening in the vast universe. And nobody else on our lovely little planet knows either.
Since i was a little boy i always dreamed of what it could all mean and I so sincerely wanted to find out. Well, i did make one big run at it. LOL LOL LOL. Yeah. I tried. We all tried to learn the secrets of the universe from a psychotic liar. Not good. LOL
I do hope there are other things beyond this life. Or are we like the cockroach i flushed down the toilet last week? Just madly crawling around for a short time looking for food and then suddenly it's over.
I hope this is not depressing to read, LOL. I just think it's helpful to leave open ALL possibilities and NO possibilities when wondering wtf we are doing here and where the routing form goes to next.
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I remember this! He designed it in Google Sheets, would you believe it I was always in awe of how inventive he was.Here he is explaining his new board game called Scientopoly:
There's definitely other, PaulsRobot-related channels. They're linked from the relevant websites!The rest of his videos on this channel. I don't know if he had another channel for other purposes.
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Just for those acts alone, he can be counted as one of the good guys.I'm so sad to hear about Paul's leaving us. He was a great contributor here and on ESMB.
Emma, thanks for letting us know that he's the benefactor.