Learning to die

What happens if suddenly one day, you can't speak anymore? Or you can't walk or do the things you normally could do?

1. Will you become angry?

2. Will you become a lump of self-pity?

3. Or will you thank God for what you could do in the past, and looked forward to what you can still do now and make a difference?

I supposed options 1 & 2 are the most natural options. "The world is not fair! Why me? Look at me now", we cried. That's because we were not born that way, and we have not been around those with disabilities. We took for granted what we once had, and we've never considered it a privilege. It's normal to us, but for millions around the world, our 'normal' is a gift.

Will option 3 be viable if the day should come that you no longer can do the things you once could? Well, that my friends, is learning to die, and learning to give thanks.

Dying to the "I can. I want. It's mine"; and giving thanks to the "I once had, I still can. It's Yours." Shalom.