In honor of all the lives lost on 9.11.01 and their families. I share their pain of grief... and I hope they find comfort.... When you live through the death of your child... death is nolonger feared.
I Could Die Today
What if I stay in fear?
Saying, "But, I could die today"
Afraid to live my life
Not allowing come what may
What would really happen
If I stopped chasing all my dreams?
Where would all the future go?
What would life then really mean?
I have to keep on moving
Making progress with this life
Pushing back my fears
I can't let them win this fight
This terror made me stronger
‘Cause now, I hold that fear at bay
I will give each day a meaning
Because... I could die today
I shall mourn the lives of thousands
Each as precious as my own
Living fearless in their honor
Because if I die I'm not alone
by Haley Akin
Your line about other people's lives--"Each as precious as my own"--shows the empathy needed for truly loving our fellow people. // What you said in the intro--"When you live through the death of your child, death is no longer feared"--I have found partly true for me. When my lifetime's very best friend, Brian, died, I lost some of my fear of death, even though I have a lot of fear still. It isn't quite as much as before he died. It is as if my love of my best friend is so strong that part of me went with him into his grave. I feel that if death could take so early such a wonderful person as Brian, then it can surely take me, too; and maybe Brian will be waiting for me. --Michael
Michael, you understand completely. Also, why fear death while your living... it's just a waste of the precious few moments we have been given to live it in fear. You see everything differently in life when you understand and accept that the worst thing that could happen today is that you die...so you should make everything you do worth while.