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The Last Moments
A short story of a man facing his last moments on earth.
The sudden end
Thoughts of the end were never sufficient for the man to realize the actuality of the moment. Throughout his life, these thoughts were replete in his daily life, yet the end was near, and it was more sudden than he could grasp.
He remembered someone that died and had a near-death experience talking to Jesus about dying and was told most people are surprised they are dead; they can’t believe it.
The man thought about this detail in his mind, this memory from listening to this man’s testimony. It gave him comfort believing in this other man who came back from the dead, explaining his experiences with a kind and loving God.
There were fears creeping in too, the finality of the end of life as he knew it, entering the unknown was a difficult truth to accept. It was one thing to contemplate the scenario, considering it in the future at some ambiguous date, yet having it near was different.
He believed there was this afterlife with Jesus but was also afraid of the unknown and saddened to leave the life and people he loved and knew. All the ups and downs of life had come to these last moments where he was faced with the sudden end of the life he knew.
