The Unexpected Phonecall
On Sunday morning I received a phonecall I never thought I'd receive. Being as tired as I was, I didn't pick up the first time because I told myself I'd call the person back later as it was too early to pick up the phone. When I finally picked up the phone, I heard some of the most painful words I've ever heard, "- has passed away." Upon hearing this, I went from being exhausted to being alert and in massive shock. Death. A concept that human beings have failed to comprehend and tried to get rid of for centuries through science, technology and modern medicine. The concept or the process is so dreadful that it has caused some people to develop Thanatophobia (fear of death); I being one of those people. I assume that the fear stems from the fact that we don't know what happens when we die. Is it a path into nothingness as if someone never lived? Is there an afterlife? Is there a heaven or a hell? Well, if you're religious then your faith probably has a