Death In Life Essay

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Death is something that causes fear in many peoples lives. People will typically try to avoid the conversation of death at all cost. The word itself tends to freak people out. The thought of death is far beyond any living person’s grasp. When people that are living think about the concept of death, their minds go to many different places. Death is a thing that causes pain in peoples lives, but can also be a blessing. In my life time, I have experienced many deaths. I have never had anyone that was very close to me die, but I have shed tears over many deaths that I knew traumatically impacted the people that I love. The first death that influenced me was the death of my grandfather. My grandfather passed away when I was very young, so I never really got the chance to know him. My papaw Tom was my mothers dad, and she was very upset after his passing. Seeing my mom get upset caused me to be sad. The second death that influenced my life was the death of my great grandmother. My great grandmother was a very healthy women her whole life. When she was ninety three she had …show more content…

Life is our ability to make our own choices. Life allows us to mess up, and learn from our mistakes. Life holds all of our memories. We grow through life, and prosper into something that we may have never imagined. Death is the grim reaper waiting at the end of the tunnel of life. Death takes away our ability to make any type of decision, or preform any kind of action. Once death occurs, that is it. Death marks the end of our story. Death stops the memories. Life and death are two totally different things that weirdly enough have a few similar traits. Life and death both occur world wide. Life and death are happening all around us nonstop. While life can be taken away quickly, it can also be given just as fast. Both occur within the blink of an eye. Life and death both have their downsides, but they also have their

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