Much like the person a few comments below me I could not stop thinking of the Katamari Damaci opening music! Well anyway, this is very nice. I can't put it any other way. In the life and latelife we all are connected in an amazing and beautiful way.

Your excellent lego sculputre inspires me a deep, silent, positive hope: we are a part of an infinite and complex reality, which we can only remotely understand while we are living our human lives. Who dies, is still here, in a different form, probably without many of the human limitations. When someone dies and becomes part of the Absolute, we feel it as an aching separation; but, probably our beloved are much close to us than we can imagine.

a moral lego sculpture... wow. thats rare. very good.

Wow. You make a sweet creation and other poeple - woops! Here goes my literary genius:Halo, Star Wars, Apoc., 4-widers, Minigaragists!, well aimed: Be ashamed! Warthogs, Dropships, Zombies, Exhausts, V8s! creations vile: Yours outstrips them by a mile. Gack! *Cough! Cough!* Whew... Nice moc, Ocean. I feel sorry for you. We had three dogs, Klopot(German Shepherd), Witoosh(Mutt), and Deezio(Dachshund) - (we still have the two latter ones - thank godness, they're still young) Klopot died 2 years ago, and I was really sad. But my brother comforted me a year later. It must be ten times worse...

Ps. If when I die I'm surrounded by legos, I won't mind dying.

...interesting theory of passing away and death... nice work mate, as always :)

A Nightmare come true. Perfect.

Wow, sorry I missed this. It must have been even more sad being there while it happened. It kinda makes you think...Everybody will have to let go some time in the future. Will people even miss us? It makes me wonder what kind of impact I'm making. Y'know?

Okay, so without being sent this time, I really like this, Ocean! I understand what you are talking about with this. Though, to emphasize the point, I think it would be a good idea to make the wall behind him minifig torsos. You are saying people get broken down into parts to be reused, why not reuse them? Anyways, great job, man. And sorry for your loss.

Wow... Sad. Sorry for your loss, I've been there myself. You must have felt really odd to make this, but I guess it must have helped somehow. Weirdly, the scary void beyond death reminds me of katamari. 0_o

Beautifully inspired sculpture, although I was at a bit of a loss at first as to where the elements surrounding the bed scene belonged. It seemed to me as though they represented the chaos of this world, which we leave behind us. Many people who have had near-death experiences and have returned have spoken of a much simpler life beyond death. I am sorry for your loss. Best wishes.

Yea! It reminds me of when my mother - Lorraine Catherine Whalen O'Mahony - died. -- Hospital room, late at night. My dad and I were praying, She just slipped away. Didn't even know the exact second she was gone. She was monitored and the attendant came in and removed the oxygen hose. -- Now, many years later, I am the grandfather and soon it will be my turn, my trip, my time. -- Pat O'Mahony, pomahony2@hotmail End

Wow... moving, to say the least. I am sorry for your loss.

It's perfect.

How to say in english my feelings about this story and your sculpture... perhaps breathtaking, it makes me think, it looks like the "slide" feeling that you tell. So amazing, colourful and full of imagination, so cold the room, so cold the bed, in contrast with 'the thing'. I love this.

I jot "sent". I do not know why, but I did. It will probably go through, just know I saw it.

Heya Shannon, I had a very similar experience when my mother passed away 8 years ago: Slipping away into something that we cannot comprehend, and your sculpture captures the feel wonderfully, if not sadly.

Words fail my friend. And, to answer your question, you brought it across perfectly. I know you "knew" it was time, but something like this is never easy. I won't cheapen this with words. My thoughts and prayers to you and your family. ~ Chris.

Very nice, colourful, but although I like it as a model, I do not like sadness I feel when I look at it, as my Grandmother died August the ninth. She always loved Lego, and the last model she saw was my new MTT at Christmas...

Well you have my condolences. I really dont see why people sometimes think of death as the end but i think of it as the start of somthing else....but i like the MOC. Very good job here.

I am sorry to hear about your grandfather. My grandfather passed away a few years ago, but I wasn't there when it happened. Well, I hope you aren't to sad, Shannon, you are quite the excellent builder!

Touching, and a good representation of chaos, I never thought of it that way

It just, makes me smile. A warm, lego feeling. Something, a good lego builder can create.

some of us see relatives as annoying people who like to pinch our cheeks and criticize us,but when you think about it,we're definetly better off with them,and its sad to see you lost one.great moc though.

*sniff* its beautiful. As one who lost a loved one, that is a very nice tribute. I wish you good luck through this hard time, and congratulate you on a great MOC. ~ Bountyhunter - Ex

That's beautiful. The multicolored depiction of the "Universe" is very clever. An excellent sculpture. C ya~Nick

I doubt I'd be able to say anything you haven't heard on this long list of comments, but I hope you feel better.. ..The loss of a grandparent is something that is hard to cope with, especially if you didn't know them that well. As is the case with my grandfather...

Anonymous: that is the builder of this MOC sitting down, and he has very short hair. Shan: the random objects pulling him away from reality are very good, and that hospital bed is fantastic. Very sad, yet meaningful MOC. Not just to you, but to the rest of us who have lost a loved one.

i like it but try adding hair on the young minifig and the random pieces were kinda ruing your moc try using peices tgat arnet so odd, random, and irrelevent (maybe you could a try to add stuff that your grampa liked?)

I really like Lewa's comment about saving the fives for stuff like this. Absolutely beautiful work. True art, unlike the majority of creations. I also lost my two remaining grandparents recently (two weeks apart, opposite sides of the family) and so have entered the middle layer of the generational sandwich, between my parents and my son. Grieving the loss of the aged is a strange process of sadness and relief. I believe you captured it perfectly.

the song does fit very well ,the moc is very clever ,i never thought of doing a moc like this (i'm stuck to bionicle at the moment),The letting go bit is very touching and very realistic (realistic when compared to the reality i see...that's how i sometimes think it is).Must have been difficult to make the moc because of memories rushing back .Well .you should be admired for doing so well mocing a difficult subject . I should really stop rating everything 5 and save the fives for stuff like this I hate hospitals .just thought i'd share that bit

I had the exact same experience with my Grandmother's death (the one in our family that bought me Legos, by the way). Anyway, it's a great build, Shannon. I like the indescriminant parts referencing the universe that he's pulled into. To me it's saying we're a small part of the whole. I don't have any hard and fast notions of death or life after, but do like the idea of being a part of the greater universe, and returning to it when conciousness ends.

This is brilliant! You should make a theme of it, like Black Fantasy. By putting your emotions into a creation you give it a soul man, awesome.

That's as good as any expression of the end and what's beyond. We'd all want something to collect us and bring us into the big collection. Unlike my Luthern friends, I don't figure there's much out there but a big switch. Click. Lights out. No grampa. No me. A lot of people don't spend time with the dying. I missed being with my girlfriend when she passed away. I don't know if it would have made dealing with the experience any better. Art is a good way to express you feelings. thanks for the look. garth

Nice MOC! I'm sorry, but my grandfather also passed away yesterday, it's very sad, indeed.

I love the bed... I'm sorry about your Grandfather too. Mine passed away a year ago... The same week as my uncle's wedding! Typical. Hope to see more. Good day

Hmm, you know this creation has so much meaning, but you planned that ;) One thing I noticed was that the minifig that represented you had a 'young' face, this must have happened a while ago...Many family members of mine have passed away, as well, the worst part about that is I have no way of knowing where they are...I really like the hospital bed and all the colors and pieces used...Well done, one last notice the little guy who represents you, has no hair...Were you bald as a kid?

Shanno- Congrats on being blogged on the Brother's Brick. This is great. I love how you've done the hospital bed with such great detail. I'm hoping my afterlife is surrounded by LEGO's too. :)

fantastic. best wishes.

Wow,I love the symbolism in this Moc,and I'm sorry about your granfather's death.~LL

I'm sorry... I don't know what else to say.

The "stuff" all around looks interesting (much more so than if it was a glob on the side), but if you hadn't explained what it was supposed to represent, I totally wouldn't have gotten it. But I never get abstract art.

Kind of sad, really. Well, it looks cool. And, like any MOC like this, it gets me thinking about things...

wow...beautyful