Yet at the end of life, many people make a ‘spiritual reckoning’ of their worth and the meaning of the life that is ebbing; they seek to transcend the difficulties that beset them, and to consider a bigger picture. This impulse allows extraordinary acts of courage and devotion, of humility and compassion, supported and validated by their personal spiritual constructs. It is perhaps that spiritual dimension of humanness that reveals us at our very best, even (or perhaps especially) here at the edge of life.
