You have created a society in which it is not okay to want to die... very not okay to be very okay with death. Because you dont want to die you cant imagine anyone wanting to die, no matter what their circumstances or conditions. But there are many situations in which death is preferable to life, which I know you can imagine if you think about it for even a little bit. Yet these truths do not occur to you. They are not that self-evident when you are looking in the face of someone who is choosing to die. And the dying person knows this. She can feel the level of acceptance in the room regarding her decision. Have you ever noticed how many people wait until the room is empty before they die? Some even have to tell their loved ones, No really go, get a bite to eat. or Go and get some sleep. Im fine. Ill see you in the morning. And then when the loyal guard leaves, so does the soul from the body of the guarded. If they told their assembled relatives and friends I just want to die then they would really hear it. Oh you dont mean that. or Now dont talk that way. or Hang in there. or Please dont leave me. ...The greatest gift you can give the dying is to let them die in peace, not thinking that they must hang on, or continue to suffer, or to worry about you at this most crucial passage in their life. ~Neale Donald Walsh
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 05:47:34 +0000
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