Learning How To Live

For reasons i won't explain,lately I've been visiting people in the latter stages of life, some of them have been living for so long they no longer wish to be doing so.The fact that they are going to die stares them in the face everyday and they have all the time in the world to think about it.

But even though death is a part of life i have to say i don't think about it that often. I only tend to in times of great tragedy or when it happens to a member of my extended family (which it did last Christmas). But if I'm honest i don't think about it because i don't want too. Even though i know my eternal destination i have to admit that i have always been a little scared of death. I think this would explain the feelings of fear I've experienced when visiting the elderly people. Even though i've been living with this for a long time i'm starting to realise that:

Before you can truly live , You have to accept the fact that you are going to die.

This is something my College lecturer shared when talking about the death of his wife. At first look it seems a little morbid, but it isn't. Once you can come to that realisation its possible to move forward and Truly Live.