Friday, July 19, 2013
Chapter 14 Reflection: Death and Dying.
Death is a common thing anywhere on this earth. Death is around us and it happens everyday, I'm not the type of person that is uncomfortable about death and I am very comfortable when talking about my family members. One thing I do not like is when there is a vey sensitive person and not knowing what to say and what not to say to them because everyone likes to react differently. One thing interesting I seen in the chapter is the "Death-Denying Society, it says Have you ever used the word died and had the uncomfortable feeling that those with whom you were talking to considered the word too direct and in bad taste?'(375). When talking to me about a death its okay because I feel better when I release pain and talk about it. With other people I may not know to well they will crack under any pressure. The fear of death used to be a horrifying thing but it seems as if teenagers and young adults are getting reckless and less careful about their lives. As long as I'm right with the Lord and my faith is right I have no fear in dying. Living Fully until death is something that I live by everyday I want to live life like I'm dying everyday not in a dumb way but to be successful and be all that I can be and accomplish anything that I may come across. All I ever dream to be is successful and being fearful of taking chances that isn't going to happen.
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This learner has realized over time that it is not wrong to discuss death in the family. This learner at one time believed that discussing death was wrong because of the sad feelings that were expressed in the family. This learner has a great aunt that experienced death of a child, her adopted child, from a car accident. As this learner soon realized that she wanted to discuss her son and her son’s death because it kept him from being lost. She wanted people to reminisce and smile about her son. This is when this learner realized that it made sense to discuss those that had past to keep them alive in the family.
ReplyDeleteThis learner has thoughts about death more often now than before Evan was born. Having a child brings thoughts to mind that allows fear in this learner’s heart because the world can be hard and scary. This learner worries about her child entering in the world and hopes to lead him in the direction of the lord.
Both of you are right when you say it is not "wrong" to discuss death, or rather it should not be an uncomfortable topic. Years ago, my grandmother sat me down and explained to me that she was tired of being in pain and tired of being stuck in her chair all day everyday due to her physical health that kept her from getting out and going. At the time, I told her she was being ridiculous and that she wasn't dying. But it wasn't until last year when we lost her that I realized, she wasn't trying to tell me that she was dying, she was trying to tell me that she was ready to die. After this realization, I felt more comfortable with the fact that she had passed, she was ready and that's all that mattered. If not for that talk years before, I would have had a much harder time accepting her death, but knowing that she was ready, it allowed me to accept it and to move forward knowing she was happy to go.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago my grandpa had a series of mini strokes. The doctors told him it was chemical poisoning, pumped his system, and sent him home. The strokes continued and we went to another doctor who gave him the right diagnosis, but by this time he had lost functioning of the majority of his left leg and foot. He was confined to a wheel chair. Before all of this happened my grandpa never slowed down, he would hunt, work cows, and help my sister's with their steers. He was miserable. I went and visited him before he went in for his last surgery and he told me that he had lived for 85 years and had a good life, and now he is ready to go. I didn't want to hear any of that, but I knew that he meant what he was saying. He never work up from his surgery. But the last conversation I had with him put me at peace.
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