Beth could not reason upon or explain the faith that gave her courage and patience to give up life, and cheerfully wait for death. Like a confiding child, she asked no questions, but left everything to God and nature, Father and Mother of us all, feeling sure that they, and they only, could teach and strengthen heart and spirit for this life and the life to come.
--From Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
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2 comments:
Thanks Christine Claire, for your magnificent blog!
On dying gracefully. One summer, my mother was picking strawberries and passed out, and remained in a coma for about six months, due to a brain tumor. When she finally woke and was conscious for a short time, I asked her what it was like to be in a coma. She did not want to talk much but she said, "another place." So I waited for a while and then I asked what the other place was like and she smiled, and she said, "bliss." That was the last conversation I had with her. She went back into a coma and died not too long after. I think my mom was able to let go of her earthly existence quite easily in the end, because she had been given a chance to prepare her loved ones.
— kigen
"Childhood is Nature's confiding time." ~ Emily Dickinson
This is so beautiful. I will reread Little Women. There is so much to ponder here. Thank you for sharing.
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