Death

“The other night, suddenly, the lights went off. Everything dived into deep darkness and silence. A thought struck me about how death is going to feel like. It would be sudden, unexpected in darkness and silence. Everything will part from me in a moment’s notice. The clothes I wear, the bed o which I sleep, things which have been learned and things which have been unlearned, all the realizations and understandings, the memories of joy and misery, the moments with loved ones.

             All, just in a moment’s notice. For the first time really, the fear of death struck me. Honestly, it was horrible.

              And, the lights went on suddenly.

              And really, for the first time light entered my soul.”