ABOUT LIFE AND DEATH PART 2

Time went by, quite a number of people I knew personally also passed. I’m sure I had sent words of comfort to a number of people when their loved ones passed but I had not felt it so closely. This time last year was the time we were going back and forth trying to support my dad as he struggled with his health.

That time was probably the only time I knew I served him spirit soul and body. Most of my attention was devoted to him, I was privileged by chance to be physically available at home. A good way of describing the moment is to think of it as a vanishing vapour. Yes you could see it, feel it yet it’s fading away right in front of you leaving you with mere imagination or memories.

Few days later it was our turn to seek comfort first from God through the Holy Spirit then from people who felt obliged to do so. I think what makes the exit of anyone painful is not about the exit itself but what their life represents to us. Perhaps, he was the person I trusted the most. He is always looking for a superior argument of matters I brought before him. I didn’t understand this quite early. I probably would have milked more of his insight.

As he was vanishing right before us, I sensed no fear or agitation in him. Up till a few hours to his passing he still responded to questions very well though the body was getting weaker by the hour. My wife made the moment easier for me as she is a nurse and could better relate with every jargon being said. She prepared and fed him his last meal. My only regret was not asking my brother to come home earlier. He had plans on coming some days later as was quite busy and nobody thought daddy would pass at that time. The moment would have been perfect for daddy’s passing having all members of your nuclear family around you.

Then, he died. It was around 2:30am a few days after his 67th birthday. I couldn’t believe it. I hugged his motionless body, cried and watched him being wheeled away.

Another pause will be okay at the moment. I will be back with my final thought on this in a few days.

Don’t miss out on the part one of this series. Read it here

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