The Next Great Adventure by Mia Whackerback

"To a well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.", said Albus Dumbledore. Many people are afraid of dying. Just the mere thought of it terrifies them. But should we be afraid?
Many people die everyday. It can be because of accidents, natural catastrophes, illnesses, murders, and some others take their own life and commit suicide. In most accidents and natural disasters, instantaneous death is given, but for some people who have survived but lost their loved ones in the event, dying, too is the most humane thing that can ease them of their pain. Meanwhile, for a man with a terminal illness, the disease is not the only painful thing that he carries with him, but also the thought of his loved ones watching him slowly fading away right before their very eyes. These are just some of the things that makes dying so dreadful for people. But who's really afraid? The one dying or the ones he is leaving behind? The ones who are going to be left behind are the people who are really afraid. They are terrified that the pain caused by someone's passing away will never leave them. That very pain will cause them to be lonely, vulnerable, and incomplete. Because of these feelings, they will suffer. They will carry the burden of longingness, they will terribly miss the person they thought will never leave them, or at least the ones they expect will take care of them. They will hold on to their now peaceful loved ones. Not knowing when to let go, not knowing how to let go. And the one's dying are scared that the people they will leave behind will feel all these and they are afraid of what future might come to those whom they left wandering. But with every dark phase comes along a bright side.
Some people on their deathbeds often see other late loved ones calling them to come to the other side, and this brings peace and happiness to the people they leave. Knowing that they are now at their serenity and finally free. Others when dying from a disease however, feel relieved that their pain and suffering shall finally be at an end, and their loved ones will also stop from hurting and they will be put out of their misery. Contrary to this, if one has lived a full life, a meaningful life, a good life, he is not afraid to die.
Truly, dying is an adventure each and everyone of us will soon have to embark on. Nobody can pass it up. Although a scary thought, not knowing what lies ahead, look on the lighter side of things and just keep in mind what Forrest Gump once said, "Life is like a box of chocolate, you'll never know what you're gonna get next". Maybe what's on the other side might also be a surprise.

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Mia Whackerback was born to be a writer. She loves to write poems when there is an inspiration. She expresses her thoughts through writing and sometimes she just blurts out her thoughts to other people. She also loves taking pictures of anything and everything she finds beautiful and interesting. She values family and she loves her nieces and nephews the most. MW is frank, straight forward and tactless. She loves books, and of course reading them. She secretly wants to be a "book doctor". The one who fixes and binds books that are out of shape and wornout.