The Last Words...

The Last Words...Sands of Existence Slips Through The Hourglass.

The Last Words

Humans require a near-death experience to fully comprehend the limited nature of time, the cruelty how time slips away. Only when man nears death's door does he finally awaken...

These are The Last Words of...

Dying Men, The Brave, The Desperate, The Truth, The Last Sayings From Their Breath...

The Last Echoes of Life

Sergeant James Murphy ( 1725 - 69) is lying on the battlefield's grassland, wounded by a ricochet bullet hitting his left lung. Rescuers came to his aid, but he refused to be taken away as he sensed the tide turning in his favour. He ordered his last resort of 3000 men laying await below the field's bottom hill to surprise attack the enemy from the side. The bold plan succeeded as the enemy was worned out, many were fatally wounded, and the added element of surprise caused confusion and chaos.

Murphy layed there smiling, a smile that shone brightly as he gazed upon the retreating enemy and advancing troops pushing forward for the final blow towards a decisive victory. He had managed to survive long enough to witness this momentous occasion.

His last words echoed with pride, "For my country, for freedom, I am now free... Carolyn."

These are The Last Words of...

Dying Men, The Brave, The Desperate, The Truth, The Last Sayings From Their Breath...

A Descent into Darkness, A Letter of Reflection

Martin Wolfe ( 1964 - 2018) only 20 years old when convicted for 2 murders. Raised by an alcoholic father who physically abused Wolfe since the age of 3. His mother was addicted to drugs, was never around to care for Wolfe, and ran away with a pimp. Wolfe grew up and stumbled into a world of violence.

At the age of 18, he entered a store with the intention to steal. He brandished a gun and aimed it at a cashier. Another clerk, alerted by the commotion, emerged from the back to see what the problem was. This sudden appearance startled Wolfe, causing him to shoot the clerk and then the cashier as a witness, who had become an inadvertent witness to the scene.

At age 54, Wolfe has been in prison for 30 years with 6 years left till his sentence finishes; however, his been diagnosed with severe cancer with little time left. Somehow he knew the next 24 hours would be his last.

He decides to write a letter to his niece before he dies.

"I have become one with my prison cell. Six by nine. Stone walls and custom to seeing through the cold embrace of metal bars. I've honed the skill of distinguishing the rhythm of each prison guard footsteps. Scorching summers, colder in the winter - and within these walls, hides my innermost secrets, I whisper into the embracing darkness each night. Dreams of freedom has faded, when bedsheets has become my woman. I have become one with this desolate realm. Here, I will soon draw my last breath, taking my final stand against the inevitable death."

The letter goes on to paint a picture of his confinement, both within the prison walls and within his own mind. His heartrending account chronicled his evolution from a twisted youth to a withering man, resigned to his fate. The cell, the bars, the solitude – they became his confidants. The truth is Wolfe preferred his prison cell than the outside world. He yearned for death's embrace within those walls.

Wolfe's niece released the letter in a book.

These are The Last Words of...

Dying Men, The Brave, The Desperate, The Truth, The Last Sayings From Their Breath...

Whispers from the Aged Heart

Tony Davidson, 19 years old, suffering from depression and low esteem, goes to visit his uncle, whos dying of lung cancer, in a hospice. As the last breaths of life danced around them, the old man shared a lifetime of wisdom with his young nephew.

Perched on the edge of his uncle's bed, absorbs the profound insights into mortality."

Tony's uncle's infinite wisdom...

" My life has been enslaved by the mind. It has been my mind controlling me, not I in control of it. I once had an addiction years ago that plagued me for 20 years. It took me to reach 54 to finally beaten it. Looking back, I can't help but feel profound regret for all the time I wasted. I never had much confidence and I never took enough action.

Coming to this realization, a strange quiet desperation to truly live grips inside me. Tony, there is no point in dwelling on the past mistakes. Take pleasure in laughing at life. Lower your expectation and overshoot it. Do all that you can."

Upon hearing these words, Tony realises a fundamental truth that breaks his heart. He realises the only difference between him and his uncle is the location of their deathbeds - His uncle's deathbed lies in the hospice waiting to die whilst his deathbed is located in his bedroom, where he has silently endured suffocation.

Tony suddenly awakens.

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A Cruel Truth is This: Humans often need a brush with Death to Grasp the Finite Nature of Time, as the Sands of Existence Slips Through The Hourglass.

TIME

IS RUNNING OUT...

~ The Journey ~

The secret sayings

True transformation comes from the correct exposure. When spoken or written, the essence behind the words has the power to connect to personal experience, thus creating a living understanding, thus creating transformation.