Refusing to acknowledge death
does not make you or anyone else immortal.
The more you wish to avoid suffering,
the harder it will be.
And the more you crave or want
for the people you love to never have to leave you,
the more difficult it will be when they do.
You may think, “I will deal with that when the time comes.”
That is your right.
However, this is like choosing to run a marathon with no training.
Even though you rarely even jog around the block,
you just go out there and attempt to run
all twenty-six miles and three hundred and eighty-five yards.
You might make it.
But it is going to hurt.
Help take death out of the darkness.
Don’t let Grim sit in the corner all by himself.
Let him walk next to you,
let him join your carpool.
And let others learn how to sit next to him in peace.
Margaret Meloni
Carpooling with Death:
How Living with Death Will Make You Stronger, Wiser and Fearless