Sudden Death: Loss of Life Unexpectedly

What is the lesson in sudden death? Why does sudden death happen? Can sudden death happen to you? Has it happened to someone you know? Why does someone die in their sleep? Did they know the end was here? Sudden death happens for a reason. In exploring sudden death cases you may be shocked at the overall similarities. There is life and death as we know it. Sudden death is a mystery to many-followed by the first thought process of the human mind. Why?

SUDDEN DEATH: Why?

Sudden death reaches across the miles, from the beginning of earth to the last inch of pavement-sudden death takes the life of a unsuspecting person. Alive with hopes, dreams, and a multitude of friends and family, sudden death tears one away from this earth. Those left behind try to dissect the reason. Was it Gods will or a careless lifestyle? Was it just a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Was it meant to be. Was one placed in a particular situation just to be called to death? If you have lost a loved one to sudden death, these questions never seem to get answered. For the most part we are led to believe it was fate.

SUDDEN DEATH: Who?

The phone rings...hello, sorry to tell you but your child was killed in an auto accident, or yes is this Mrs. Soandso, your husband had a fatal heart attack at work, or trying to wake up Grandma proves her to have passed away in her sleep. Are all these cases sudden death? Grandma may have been 99 years old-the child only a teen-and the husband just 49 years old. The connection is still sudden death. Death wasn't planned as the child hopped into the car with friends to go to a movie. The husband didn't go to work with the intention of it being his last day, and grandma fell off to sleep with thoughts of what tomorrow would bring. Trying to understand sudden death while grieving puts a different twist on the subject. The whole shock of the matter can thrust one into a deep depression, or make one stronger.

SUDDEN DEATH: Healing

Life begins and life ends. This is the set up as we all know it to be. When we lose a loved one to sudden death, such as a terrible accident or a senseless drive by shooting, our world is shattered. We can't function, questions are endless, thoughts are dark and our feelings are a mix match of who, why, and how. The answers we seek aren't going to change the outcome. The answers will allow us to accept, heal and move on. People often hang on to that dreadful day of loss, only to create a lifetime of misery for themselves. It's best so we are told to learn from the ordeal. What is the lesson? It is simple. It is to love yourself and all that you have been blessed with. The good the bad and all your flaws. Appreciate your friends and family as you never know what the next instant may be like without them.

SUDDEN DEATH: Aftermath

Life is a gift. It's so precious, no matter ones level of living. Life isn't something you can buy. It's the ultimate gift. It's never fully under your control. Even if you eat right, exercise, don't smoke or abuse drugs, lie, steal, cheat, or kill ants. If you never abuse animals, or cut down healthy tree's or be mean to another, your life isn't your own to make a deal with. If it's your time to go then it is time. Many believe your death is set at birth. What this means is that your death date and reason for death is already in the cards the moment you are born. What you chose to do with the time in between birth and death is your choice. This is of course related to natural death and not taking your own life as in suicide. After all suicide isn't sudden death, because it is planned.

SUDDEN DEATH: The Lesson

What is the reason for sudden death? To make us stronger and kinder. To guide us to a place of peace and to teach us to accept each other as we are all unique. The gift of life was granted to you and your child, sister, mother, father, aunt, uncle, brother, husband, cousin and on and on. The same pattern follows this rote in each persons life, because we are one. With all due respect, life is a gift, it may be granted for a short period of time or over 100 years. Sudden death may remain a mystery to some, but we can learn from it too.