Death Of A Special Loved One Analysis

The Death of a Special Loved One
Losing someone close can be very hard. Death can be very hard for some and easy for others. For Cecil Patterson experiencing the death of his mother was very hard and trying time for him. How would he get over the death of his mother? What would he do? He had experienced it before, but losing his mother was something that he thought he would never ever get over.
As a child Cecil grew up in a household with seven siblings, two sisters and five brothers. They had a wonderful mother and father to help them stay on the right track. His mom was a very strong woman. She believed in the power of prayer and knew that God would work out any situations that came in her household. She taught her children to be the same way. When things got them down, they knew the best thing to do was pray. She also taught them to pray just to thank God for his many blessings. Their family experienced a road …show more content…
He didn’t understand why God took the strongest person he knew. A lot of “What if’s” ran through his head daily. Seeing his mother in the casket was hard but seeing the grave diggers start to roll the casket down and put his mom six feet under was the hardest part and he broke down. It took about six men to get him up and get him to the car. He didn’t know what to do but knew that he would have to get himself together fast. He thought about the words his mom said when he lost his mother and father. She told them it’s okay to cry but you have to continue to live your life. Grieving will kill you if you let it. So at this moment Cecil started to pray again and ask God for strength. Some of siblings did as he did and begin to pray but the others resorted to drugs and alcohol. They became addicted to drugs and alcohol and if someone asked why, they would say because God took their mom. They knew that their mom would be disappointed but she was gone and couldn’t give them the advice they