Death

You know it is going to happen to you, to me, to everyone. No exeptions. Since your first years of experience you see it happen, leaves fall down, the butterfly sits cold and your fingernails turn white. Death visits other doors, taking your most precious souls, while others bring the same fate to themselves, and you wonder why? If you have the misfortune to be one of the last left you think you learned how to manage it, if its you own or another persons. However, no you don’t get it, you have no idea and you’ll never have one.

Tuesdays with Morrie was one of the first books I ever liked for being able to traduce my thoughts into words, and I remember clearly the professor once said: “Everyone knows they’re going to die,” he said again, “but nobody believes it. If we did we would do things differently.” (Mitch Albon. Tuesdays with Morrie. Pg.81)

Billy Pilgrim said in his death day to a crowd: “It is high time I was dead,” he says. “Many years ago,” he said, “a certain man promised to have me killed. He is an old man now, living not far from here. He has read all the publicity associated with my appearance in your fair city. He is insane. Tonight he will keep his promise.” (Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse-Five. pg.142). It is interesting to see how Billy thinks he knows it all and has his own death planned out. And yes, it grows some real hate and stress to see someone confident about death, something nobody knows about. But does he? He has seen the way thousands have died and he is all alone, so does he really know what he is saying? Or is it just a drama and showoff to the crowd?

No, no and no. Im sure, Billy Pilgrim was showing of. Jesus new he was going to die even before he has born, and yet he sweated blood, so no. Billy or wasn’t conscious that he was going to die or he was just acting.