LINK: rest in power
What is a fear or “monster” you’ve faced in your past that doesn’t scare you anymore? How did you conquer it?
Prompt created by yours truly.
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I’d love to read your responses
I used to be afraid of dying.
Not that I want to die, it’s just that it is inevitable (unless we’re able to find a way to prevent biological death by gene therapy or nanomedicine). We will all go one day. When? Who the fuck knows. All I know is that death waits for no one.
People always think that they have time, but they really don’t. I thought my dad had time. I thought my three uncles had time. I thought my cat and dog had time. Hell, I thought many of my patients had a little bit of time left. In fact, I found out the other day that a colleague of mine passed away. She was 45 years old. I thought she would have time. But they didn’t.
I suppose this is another reason why I try to do as much as I can. Yes, living in the present is important. I’m not dismissing that. But I also do not want to be at the end of my life having regrets of not doing this or that, especially when I had the chance.
Having witnessed so many deaths in my short lifetime, I’ve come to accept that it will happen to me one day. It is the living who will bear the burden and grieve heavily for their loved ones. When I had family members and patients die, I saw people’s lives crumbling right before my eyes. It’s tough all around, but especially for the living as they try to navigate how to move forward.
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