Death and Life

A friend of mine died on Saturday. She was not that old to succumb to cancer and she ate well and looked the picture of health. She had "cured" herself of breast cancer many years before and all of her wonderful whole foods eating I believe is what gave her all of these good years. We can not overlook the mental emotional componants to illness however and how they manifest so it was not all that surprising to me when I found out she was back in the battle with this disease. She had not changed. I have changed though from meeting people like this friend. I have seen how we really never know if this is the last day you will see the person in front of you. I started many years ago to play a new game, especially when I would visit my folks. The game is simple. What if this is the last time I'll ever see this person. It's amazing how thier annoying traits don't seem so terrible any more. I probably looked at them more and had more enjoyment than ever before. It certainly made our relationship so much better. What if you enjoyed everything in your life like this would be the one and only time you would get this experience? How might that change things for you? Could the thought of death actually bring you more life? I believe it can.