Well, look here, ain’t it somethin’ thinkin’ ’bout life and death all mixed up together? Some folks say, “In the midst of death we are in life,” and it kinda makes you scratch your head, y’know?
What’s it all mean, anyhow?
I reckon it’s like this: even when things look real bad, like death is all around, there’s still life pokin’ through. Like a little flower sproutin’ up in a graveyard, I guess. You see, even when you’re feelin’ low, like you can’t go on, there’s still somethin’ inside you, a little spark, keepin’ you goin’. That’s life, right there, even when death’s breathin’ down your neck.
- It ain’t easy, mind you.
- Life throws you curveballs.
- Sometimes it feels like you’re just waitin’ for the other shoe to drop.
But that’s the thing, ain’t it? We gotta keep on keepin’ on. Like them old preachers say, there’s hope even in the darkest of times. Even when you can’t see no sunshine, you gotta believe it’s still there, behind them clouds. You gotta have faith, they say. Faith in somethin’ bigger than yourself, somethin’ that’ll see you through.
I remember my old granny, she used to say, “Child, life’s a wheel. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. But the wheel always keeps on turnin’.” And she was right, y’know? Life keeps on goin’, even when it hurts like the dickens. Even when you lose someone you love, even when you feel like your heart’s been ripped out, you gotta keep on livin’. You gotta find a way to keep that little spark alive.
Death is a part of life, sure enough.
We all gonna face it someday. But that don’t mean we gotta be scared of it. It just means we gotta appreciate the time we got. We gotta make the most of it, y’know? Love your family, laugh with your friends, enjoy the sunshine on your face. ‘Cause that’s what life’s all about, ain’t it? It’s about the good times and the bad, the ups and the downs, the joy and the sorrow. It’s all mixed up together, just like them words, “in the midst of death, we are in life.”
Some folks say that when you die, your life just keeps goin’ on somewhere else. I don’t know about all that. But I do know that the love you shared, the memories you made, they stay behind. They live on in the hearts of the people you touched. And in that way, even after you’re gone, you’re still kinda here, ain’t ya? You’re still a part of life.
Now, don’t get me wrong, death ain’t easy. It hurts like nothin’ else. Losing someone you love, it leaves a hole in your heart that never really heals. But even in that pain, there’s life. There’s the memory of their smile, their laugh, their love. And that’s somethin’ to hold on to, y’know?
So, when you hear that sayin’, “in the midst of death we are in life,” just remember it means that even when things look dark, there’s always hope. There’s always somethin’ to live for. There’s always a reason to keep on goin’. ‘Cause life’s a precious thing, y’see? And even when death is starin’ you in the face, you gotta hold on to that life with both hands and never let go.
And that’s all there is to it, I reckon. Life and death, they’re all tangled up together. You can’t have one without the other. And that’s just the way it is. So, make the most of it, while you can. ‘Cause time, it ain’t waitin’ for nobody.
