Do you know what the worst thing about death is?
It’s not the dying itself - its the separation.
That is, we don’t suffer the most from our own deaths (a one-time occurrence), but from suffering the deaths of others (repeatedly). Instead of living relationships, we are left with distant memories.
A sad reality, to be sure.
It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.Now, obviously, simply taking death to heart isn’t enough to defeat our most ancient enemy. For that, we need (and have been given) a resurrection.
But, have you taken your own death to heart? I believe there’s something to be gained by considering how you’d like to be remembered by others after you die.
~Josh (@joshuapsteele)