but I sincerely doubt he has a clue. I suspect he hangs on because he fears death, and because he can afford the best western medical care can offer. I suspect he is in for a long, rough karmic ride.
Frankly I have a problem with the entire "soul contract" business, especially when it's presented as my soul agreed to "experience this terrible thing (or do terrible things to somebody) to teach others/humanity" or whatever.
This has been bothering me for a while, so maybe here is a good place to write about it. A couple years ago I was having a particularly difficult experience and I wrote about it here. I desperately needed some validation, an "I'm so sorry you're experiencing that awful situation" and maybe some practical advice or suggestions on how to deal with it. I saw such sympathy/empathy offered to many others with far smaller issues, such not getting what they wanted from their boyfriend or tripping and falling but uninjured or getting a flat tire, really small stuff in comparison.
Not only did I not get any of what I'd hoped for, but somebody who has sincerely dedicated herself to compassion, wrote something along the lines of "Thank you for agreeing to take on this horrible experience so the rest of us don't have to."
I'll tell you now how that felt to me. Isolating, cold and cruel. Blaming the victim. The absolute antithesis of compassion and empathy.
It was a *terrible* thing to say to somebody. All I can say is that if you know of somebody going through a really rough patch and you have the urge to thank them for taking on such a "soul contract," do them a favor and stfu. I mean it, albeit in the nicest possible way. 
Thank you. :group hug:
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