Physical Death

I recently attended a funeral of a very good friend. Last May, our friend was standing on a stool in my kitchen helping me fix a light bulb. Last Christmas, I visited him in the hospital while he was in a coma. Last weekend, I watched as they lowered his casket into the ground and shoveled dirt in his burial space.

The entire experience was surreal for me. I was especially affected by this because I am now six months pregnant with a new life. I watched one life end and I am experiencing another life begin. Life is too short to waste on pettiness: petty activities, petty conversations, petty jobs, and petty relationships.