..the sentimentality about death..
Death is a very essential part of God's plan for us.
For each and everyone of us. At this point in my life, the breaching radars are now sending signs that anyone may die... in a snap.
Pope John Paul II Dies at 84
Many people were gathered in St. Peter's Square when they heard the news that the Pope was gravely sick and was already in coma. They were praying so hard that his condition might get a little better not until the next day when it was announced that the Holy Father passed away. Millions of people from around the world mourned and joined the others. They professed their faith that only felt sadness by their side. For one reason, I firmly believe that in his final hours, he wasn't thinking about death. But an opening to the afterlife, and finally reuniting with God.
"I do know we're deficient in some way. We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don't satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted."
-- When we talk about Death,Tuesdays with Morrie
An excellent book written by Mitch Albom that reminds us about how we should live life the right way. It makes us realize that not everything in this world is permanent. It decomposes like food, it collapses like buildings, it conspires like disease, and most of all... it dies like every single life form bound to reborn every generation in this world.
I can't imagine that death itself would reach my territory and plot its way to one of the most important people in my life who taught me morality. my grandma. A 60 year old lady that has lived her own life the best way we can think of and made sure that every single time that God has alloted her, would not be put into waste. Her priority is to make sure that everyone's happy but also disciplined; that we should know our limitations, when and where to respond at the right moment. She appreciated every single thing that I did. She was the one who persuaded me to study playing the piano, the one who would always remind me to pray everyday, and how can I forget that you should always wear your slippers inside the house. :p She's like my second mom... and hearing this line broke me when she said: "Kaya be good ah... dapat maging successful ka. Then minutes later, let's rephrase this a little bit.. kapag nawala na ako... kawawa naman si lolo." Hearing these kind of lines usually come up with this reaction wag ka naman magsalita ng ganyan... But deep down you could almost give in to that weakness... But you shouldn't. Why? It's because they gather strength from you. If you show them vulnerability... then they might as well give in too.
But i'm still believing. This is just one obstacle she needs to prevail. And i'm willing to make the most out of everything that she'll be needing.
"Take any emotion -- Love for a woman, or grief for a loved one, or what I'm going through, fear and pain from a deadly illness. If you hold back on the emotions -- if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them -- you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid. You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief. You're afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails.
But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully completely. You know what pain is. You know what love is. You know what grief is. And only then you can say, 'All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognize that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment.'"-- When we talk about Emotions , Tuesdays with Morrie
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