Final Moments In Bierce's Heaven Is For Real
I believe that in the final moments of somebody's life, your mind becomes calm and at peace. Once a person’s mind is at peace the happy memories and great moments are reflected and become the last thoughts. In a true story, Heaven Is For Real the young boy is extremely sick, which lead to a near-death experience. Once he woke up he remembered everything that happened in that time frame and told his story over and over again. The details were very clear and direct, he no longer felt the pain and misery that he previously had. He was at peace and only felt calm. Bierce’s story is another example of the final moments of a life. Peyton knew that he was going to die, and knew that nothing would change this. As he was dropped from the bridge, “He
closed his eyes in order to fix his last thoughts upon his wife and children.” The negatives didn’t cross his mind, but instead, he reflected on how great his wife and children were. He was at ease with what was coming his way so he had no panic and accepted it. The great memories were coming back to him as time was getting slower and the noises became fainter and farther until eventually, everything went dark. In the scheme of things everybody will die eventually, our bodies are built for this. Once you accept this, your worries fade and peacefulness comes your way.
closed his eyes in order to fix his last thoughts upon his wife and children.” The negatives didn’t cross his mind, but instead, he reflected on how great his wife and children were. He was at ease with what was coming his way so he had no panic and accepted it. The great memories were coming back to him as time was getting slower and the noises became fainter and farther until eventually, everything went dark. In the scheme of things everybody will die eventually, our bodies are built for this. Once you accept this, your worries fade and peacefulness comes your way.