end of life.

Today at work a resident who I've come to really appreciate looked me in the eyes and told me he just wanted to drift away, close his eyes and fall into a deep, restful, and everlasting sleep.

In the moments where I am faced with life at one of its most heart-wrenching points, I find myself reaching to God for guidance. How can I understand the end of life at this time of my life? I'm young - all my generation does is look forward, plan ahead, think about the future, and worry being successful. But the elderly can think differently. Oldies have this ability to look back, reminisce, story-tell, and then hope for a quiet and peaceful passing to end their time.

I can't get my mind around life just ending. Sometimes, it takes everything I have to not cry when the people I've come to love tell me that it's time for them to go.

D.