Lessons from the Dying Quotes

“Life responds when we risk”
― Rodney Smith, Lessons from the Dying

“Life responds when we risk”
― Rodney Smith, Lessons from the Dying

“Countering the flow of worldly life, death puts an end to all gain and accumulation. It backs us up to the beginning and drops us at birth’s door. The crying this time, however, is not from the pains of birth but from the suffering of having to let go. Death reminds us that we are born to let go. We come in with nothing, and we go out with nothing. In between we attempt to elude this nothing by amassing wealth and knowledge, but these have little to do with life at either end. Life has always been about nothing despite our best efforts to the contrary. This nothing, however, is not an empty despondency or vacuity; rather it is a profound description of who we really are.”
― Rodney Smith, Lessons from the Dying

“Our minds, bodies, roles, responsibilities, relationships, accomplishments, self-images—everything goes with time. Death says, “Build something up, but keep an eye on me. I have the final word.” Death holds us to that word.”
― Rodney Smith, Lessons from the Dying