When stories explore the concept of death, especially if it's that span of time between consciousness and the end, it always gets me. Seeing a character's past regrets and them learning to not fear death and instead accept it joyfully feels so surreal in a way that it's a reminder that it will happen to us one day.
I still feel fear death, but reading this reminds me that there is also a certainty of life before that final moment. And it's up to us whether we want to live it to the fullest.
When stories explore the concept of death, especially if it's that span of time between consciousness and the end, it always gets me. Seeing a character's past regrets and them learning to not fear death and instead accept it joyfully feels so surreal in a way that it's a reminder that it will happen to us one day.
I still feel fear death, but reading this reminds me that there is also a certainty of life before that final moment. And it's up to us whether we want to live it to the fullest.