Personal Narrative: The Inevitability Of Death

After the tragic event, my family and I rushed to his coffin. I saw his face of happiness once again, marking as a happy person on Earth. Despite his happiness, tears flowed freely from my eyes as a sign of helplessness and mourning. Many of his colleagues, friends, fellow co-workers, and supporters have rushed to his wake in Makati. Most of them gave their condolences and counsels. "Stay strong," "Condolences," these were the common words/phrases I heard from them. I reminisced my experiences with my father. Repeatedly, I examined my conscience, remembered what happened that night. I felt bad not only for myself, but also for the family that I failed to spend more time happily with him and the family. September 22, 2016: This as the day my …show more content…
In some events like this, we face a choice whether to move on or to continue the mourning. We, as immortals, do not know what death feels like, what it feels like to be in the afterlife world, and what lies ahead. But as time goes by, we will accept the inevitability of death, by accepting the death of someone and continue with the new life that lies more challenges ahead. In one angle, this can also be viewed as a choice of strength, whether we can continue to depend on him in all aspects of life or we can count on ourselves by serving him/her as an inspiration. In my case, I gradually accepted his death, and I decided to form myself more in the family. In this light, I gave up my life in organizations, I decided to prioritize my family life, and I tended to go home early. Surely, it was a hard choice. But it 's inevitable and sudden. But this choice was made for the betterment of the relationships in the family and for him.

My current status: Moving on There is a need to conquer all challenges, if not, one might end in despair. In order to do it, there is a need to move on and continue the new life. There are many new challenges ahead. One should not stuck at one. Continuous traveling is the