Patience

Shawn Quinn
10-05-01
Formal Essay #2
Instructor, Brenda Wilson



Aging is a New Beginning




When thinking of death, what comes to my mind is whether or not there is everlasting life. Although I am Catholic and believe in heaven, I sometimes ponder if there really is a so-called “life after death”. My own progression toward death involves a serious conflict in my mind. I still to this day find myself not in fear of dying, but in fear of how I will do in life before I die. Regardless of what I fear I look forward to happily growing old and someday peacefully reaching my demise.
When thinking of my evolution from a baby until now I cannot even fathom how much time I still have left. How many days I have to accomplish all of my goals in life. When I think of aging I start to picture myself as a father, even a grandfather, happily living as if there are no cares in the world.
As each day goes by, the realization that I am getting older onl...