Death, Be Not Proud

Today:

I heard about a death of a dear friend - I'm in shock.  She died a year ago, and I didn't know she had died.  She was too young to die.  She was very slender, so to hear that she had heart problems was indeed a shock.

Then, my cousin died today.  I'm in shock.  He was 75, had a very debilitating disease - a sort of Parkinson's - and fell and broke his hip...his lung collapsed and he just couldn't breath.

DEATH, you may cause temporary sorrow, you may leave a huge hole in the family's lives, you may think you are the conqueror, but

DEATH, you are NOT the victor!