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The author studied in St Scholastica’s College, Manila.  Here she reflects on her own experience of death but now seen from the perspective offered by one of our contributors regarding a part of life’s processes, death.  The article mentioned is featured in our November-December 2007 issue and is entitled ‘Death’, written by Carol.

Dear Father Seán,

Good Day!

My name is Diana San Diego from St Scholastica’s College, Manila. The article entitled Death by Carol from November-December 2007 issue opened my eyes to the reality that we have to let go of someone we love and at times even suffer with them.

Most people are afraid of the word DEATH. Death for me is the hardest when we need to say goodbye totally to our loved ones. Five years ago, my closest grandmother died because of a stroke. I never knew that she would die because of a stroke for she was only 45 then. As a line from the article said, ‘Death touches even the young’.

I still remember the last time we were together. It was Sunday, 2 November 2002, the last day of our semestral break. The whole family was very happy then, eating, singing, and laughing together. She was very jolly then. The day after, 3 November, she was sent to the hospital. She died on 5 November. It was so fast that I wasn’t able to say my goodbye to her. Yet I can feel that she is now an angel protecting me from harm, as Carol’s father said, ‘death is not the end of life’.

I realized that life will end. I should use my time wisely and show the people around me how much I love them. I can’t tell when they will leave me or when I will leave them. Sometimes pictures flash in my head on how I will look inside a coffin. This picture allows me to do what is the best for me and my loved ones.

Please extend my appreciation and thank you to Carol for being the key to open my eyes to the truth of death. Now, I’m waiting for the right time when God will bring me closer to His warm embrace.

Yours truly,

Diana San Diego
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