March: On Death

March 7

Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet.

Watch the ocean waves crash endlessly upon the shore. Restless, stubborn in their eternal struggle against land. Admirable in their tenacity? Perhaps. But should not all things rest? Even the stars must rest when they’ve expended their energy, and so must we.

Your life is one never-ending climb to the top of a mountain. But when you reach the top of a mountain, is that the end of the hike? Or do you stop to breathe and look out at the sky above and land below? Do you descend to return to where you started? 

Know that death is not the end, but rather a continuation of the journey—in whatever shape that looks like: an afterlife, a return to matter to be transformed into something else. You’ll find out soon enough. 

In the meantime, make the most of the time you have.

• Reflection title: Just the Beginning
• Creative inspiration: Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
• Reflection Question: Have I perceived my eventual death as something permanent, or as another transition?