This is not intended to scare anyone, but it is something everyone has to face...sooner or later...
On Monday, I went out of the office to do something and on my way back, in front of Yoruba Tennis Club, I saw a man on the ground on his back. It has later that I learnt that he had collapsed and had fallen on his back and had not moved. He was eventually moved to the General Hospital on Broad Street. I do not know if he survived.
It got me thinking about Death in general. About how one can drop dead at just any time...DO I hear any "It is not my portion?" I wonder whose it is when people say that. The truth is that the body is just a machine and it can fail one at anytime.
I have been so ill, that I believed that I would die.I think at about that time, I came to terms with death. I lost my Uncle on the 6th of May 2002 and he was the 1st person I consciously loved. I know it is not something anyone can control, so I have come to terms with it...
10 comments:
aww you were ill? hope youre all better now?
.on the death thing? ive always been eeriely calm about it, accepted it early on, used to freak my father out..still do..first time i felt it personally was when a person in the class below me died..and then another person in that same class..it shocked me so bad..but then as time passed, it only showed how much death is a part of life, the way people moved on and everyting....
oh..and im first..yaaay!
When I think of death I ask myself this question: is there something after death? It makes me serious about God. Because I know death is not the final episode.
Sorry you were ill. Good to have you back. No sick again abeg.
I tink of death sometimes and know it will surely come to us all d only question is when???
I lost my bestest friend last year oct and God knows sometimes I dont undastd how death selects its victims, but then dat is d mystery of life and death. It has no respect for kings or paupers!!
Hey Stuck, long time no see/hear? I'm sorry you were ill and hope you are better now.
As to death, truth is, I try not to think about it. I can't control it. All I can control is how much food and sleep my kids get, whether my house is clean or dirty, whether the ones I care for know that i love them and whether I am living the best possible life I can live.
Death will come, but I pray that when it does, I would have accomplished as much as possible and left a positive legacy in my trail.
I was just thinking this morning about Ted Kennedy and his cancer prognosis. He has it all, a loving family, wealth, power, influence and unfortunately, none of that can cure his brain cancer. Hopefully, God will grant him as long a time as possible and his loved ones will be with him every step of the way of this process.
Anyway, welcome back to blogville and thank you for sharing your thoughts at nigeriancuriosity.com. BTW, I have updated.
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Accept my condolences on the death of your uncle o. Ive seen a guy drop dead infront of TBS before
Death i would rather not talk about.had a close brush on sat.see my blog 4 details
The icequeen: It is a reality, whether or not we want to face it.
Jaycee:is it not amazing that despite the fact that a lot of us still misbehave, when death is just a click away..
Love of Me: Thank you darling..
nikkisab: take heart and ask The Lord to guide her home..your thoughts will make a HUGE difference..
solomonsydelle: i am always inspired by your words...
rethots: I am back...
Supergirl: it is a shocking thing o...no one can hide from Death...
anonymous gal: thanks for hollering...
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