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January 10, 2012
Beyond the battle
I was struck recently by a tweet from Anthony Wilson. (Awilsonpoet)
He was reflecting on how the press report a celebrity dying of cancer. The phrase used is always: 'So-and-so finally lost his battle with cancer.'
But what a huge assumption is being made here.
If the journalist fears death, this is a natural line to take but also a lazy one. Perhaps so-and-so didn't 'battle' with cancer. Perhaps they allowed their dying, found life in their dying and accepted the path before them.
There are many such stories, each glowing with nobility.
Happy are those who stop making a battle out of life - and death.
Posted by Mr Bojangles at January 10, 2012 08:09 AM