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The pieces are chalky and porous; the “remains” look like a few handfuls of coral on the beach in Salt Pond. It’s a sobering, nearly ghastly, thought: You live a whole life, filled with routines, traditions, and brand-new experiences, and then you end up like this.
your mother was proud of you every single second of every single day, just for being you.”
They were taught in school that fear often derives from ignorance. Once you understand a situation, it becomes far less intimidating.