For those who are born during the late 70's up to the early 80's, you probably know who these people are: Francis Magalona (Philippine local artist/singer/actor), Michael Jackson (we all know who he is), Corazon Aquino (First woman president of the Philippines). These are the famous 80's icons that I knew when I was growing up. They all have 1 thing in common - they're all dead.
Looking at the causes of their death, Francis had leukemia, Michael died of a heart failure, and Cory had colon cancer. All of them succumbed to illnesses that seemed to be so severe, even these powerful and rich people were not able to escape death.
Now it got me thinking, how will I die? I know I should not be thinking about this but there is a part of me that wants to know how will I end. I don't want to go through a lot of pain, so maybe the ideal way for me is to die in my sleep. BUT, if that will be the case, I won't be saying goodbye to my family and friends properly. I wouldn't want to die by an accident either. I don't want people staring at my dead body drenched in blood, with a bullet wound on my head or whatever.
So maybe, I'd wish to die of old age. With this, I might be able to complete the list of things I would have to do before I die. Actually, I still don't have a list as of today. It seems that I cannot push myself to create one. I am enjoying each day at a time as unplanned and spontaneous as I can. But I feel that I need to create one and set some goals to make my life worth living. And so that when I am about to reach the end, I can always recall my accomplishments and have a peaceful and contented heart.
It's scary to think how we will all pass away. Because there's always the fact that we will not really know when and how we'll die. All that has to be done is to live our lives well, touch others' lives, help the world be a better place and develop a strong relationship with God.
Be happy always :-)