Life is beset with pain, misery, and regret. Imminent death amplifies all of the above, if one lets it. Feel these feelings, accept them, as they are perfectl

Life is beset with pain, misery, and regret. Imminent death amplifies all of the above, if one lets it. Feel these feelings, accept them, as they are perfectly rational responses to the stimuli that life brings. But recognize that we are here together. Kindness, compassion, and love are the salve only we can give. In giving, we receive.