31 Jan 2018 "When Breathe Becomes Air" is the memoir of Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in his mid-thirties and later passed on. In it, he shares his story and ideas on how to approach death with grace and what it means to be fully alive It dawned on me that air is all around us. We bask in air. However, air on its own is simply air till it comes in contact with another compound Air becomes breathe when sucked in by a human being and goes through the cellular system. A body comes ALIVE. It walks and it talks However, when that body ceased to be alive, it becomes as what Kalanithi titled his book, breathe becomes just air In ponder of all these, is the gift of each day still a cliché? Is the gift of waking up alive to see the sunrise and go about your daily activities a cliché? Come brothers and sisters, today is the day the LORD has made. Let us Rejoice! and be glad in it 29 July 2022 Was reminded of the posting from 2018 when I stared at the empty bin and sat with the lifeless silence in the house I used to bring the trash out for Dad everyday. Sometimes I complain about his food trash. Now, it's mostly an empty bin until mei mei comes over on weekends. The fan was whirring. The background music was on but that was all just noise. Other than myself, there was no other life. The air that becomes breathe when sucked in by a human being, that which make a body comes alive has become WHEN BREATHE BECOMES AIR in my reality. I've been coping, adjusting. Feels like a long time has passed when it's been only two months (two more days) since Dad left. Outside of the house, I function perfectly. Many things keep me occupied but they don't seem to come through the door....little motivates me within these four walls - not even my fave chimaek and reality show. Is it the house or is it me? Will the same silence follow me when I move or will it be left behind as I bid it goodbye......? In ponder of all these, is the gift of each day still a cliché? Come brothers and sisters, today is the day the LORD has made. Let us Rejoice! and be thankful for it. #griefisajourney #grievingmyway #missingdad https://www.instagram.com/p/CgkKAjMvEv2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
