Death

Everything dies.
People; they die. 
People get cancer. They get old. They have a disease. They don't take care of their bodies. They go too fast in their cars. They take risks. Sometimes, they do nothing but live. People. They die.
     With so much "understanding" and "enlightenment" being sought in life, death is one thing that continues to puzzle. Death seems to be ever looming. We know it from a young age. We experience it as we grow older. Some don't make it very far until they are staring at it in the face. I used to say death isn't fair. It plays dirty, breaks all the rules. It steals, lies and cheats. Death sucks. Working with tiny humans, I have learned that with death comes life. Many people die every single day. However, many also live. So why does death get all the credit for misery? Why is it so painful? Why do some seek it out and others grasp on to every breath? You've heard the saying "to cheat death," but what about those who "cheat life?" And war? Does that even deserve more than a question? "It's the circle of life." "We live and we die." "From the moment we take our first breath, we start to dying." The sayings about death are perplexing. Part of me has a hard time accepting death as a natural cycle when it leaves gaping holes in the human heart. I challenge someone to stand up and say they understand death. There is no one side to it. It comes in full force. So then how are we suppose to cope with it? "The sooner you accept it, the easier it is to move on." I struggle no longer with death. It is inevitable. I struggle now with how I, at a young age, respond to it. As each year goes by, as each death occurs, I feel my skin grow thicker and my heart harder. This all being said, I believe in a life after death, which has allowed those gaping holes to heal. It doesn't give me any understanding, but it does give me hope. Comfort in my confusion, knowing that I don't have to understand it, because Someone does.

For all those who have bore the pain of death,and those who will have to....