Letting Go
Fifteen years ago, I was in the most perfect situation. I was with my dad while he died. His method of dying was very much in line with that of a talented artist; he’d already begun to let go, long before letting go was inevitable. Fenwick’s studies reveal that there are two ways to die; one is the difficult, anxious method, where the dying is very attached to the things and persons they’ll be leaving behind and the other method is quite peaceful and it involves the death of someone who has already, willfully let go of everything. If you want to purchase a peaceful ticket, then you need to remember that this life is a story. Those who cling to the story will have less peace; throughout the story and even to the very last scene. “I’ve seen this world and that world, side by side,” said my dad while he was literally dying, “and there is no comparison; this world is nothing compared to that world.” For my dad to say this was very unusual to me. I think it was also very important f