Being There When Someone Close to You is Dying Provides One of Life’s Greatest Moments

by Guillermo Vidal | Dec 24, 2018 | Aging Successfully, Life, Life Lessons, Self Fulfillment, Spirituality, Uncategorized

Although it is no secret that the sand in the hourglass of our lives has been draining since the day we were born, we avoid talking about death.

I get it; I have been there. Fortunately, I have been given the distinct privilege to be around family members and friends while they were struggling through their last days. These experiences gave me a perspective of life and death I treasure. They also lessened my fear of death.

While the movie version of a violent death may be a realistic depiction of death at the hands of someone else, filmmakers cannot capture the important experience of reverence, reflection and comprehension that death of someone close to you can provide.

The curriculum of life

Author Gary Zhukov theorizes that our surroundings are part of the Earth School Curriculum we have been assigned in this life. The older I get, the more I am awakened to this truth. The following are the lessons these experiences of death have taught me about life.

1) Our time on earth is precious. Life is a limited experience and time is our most…