..malleable memory..

"THERE is this one prayer, as beseeched by all those aged and senescent, that when they are finally taken from this world, that it be quick, that it be painless. To pass silently while sleeping would be nothing short of a blessing, a just reward for a life well lived. It would be God’s greatest gift. A quiet and deathly stroke, a quick and fatal aneurysm, sudden and spontaneous combustion. 

But alas, we have little control over such verities of life, be it death or taxes, both legally and theologically. We will, most of us, in all likelihood, languish in a room, in a hospital, surrounded by family and friends, hopefully; alone, realistically. While there, our bodies crippled, our pain managed, our minds unencumbered. The morphine sets us free and we begin to wander. Where will we go? "

from an article in NST: Well lit: Malleable memories http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Welllit_Malleablememories/Article/#ixzz0qMoo5pch

..some things are always on your mind..even when you pushed it to the darkest corner of your mind..momentarily forgotten as you blissfully stepped out with every new morn..even though you end every prayer with "Lord..let my end be with iman.." ..until  little reminders come by you..of journey's end...