I waited in silence. “I want to die serenely. Peacefully. Not like what just happened.”
And this is where detachment comes in. If I die in the middle of a coughing spell like I just had,
I need to be able to detach from the horror, I need to say, ‘This is my moment.’
I don't want to leave the world in a state of fright.
I want to know what's happening, accept it, get to a peaceful place, and let go. Do you understand?
I nodded. “Don't let go yet,” I added quickly. Morrie forced a smile. “No. Not yet. We still have work to do.”
“Do you believe in reincarnation?” I ask. “Perhaps.” “What would you come back as?”
“If I had my choice, a gazelle.” “A gazelle?” “Yes. So graceful. So fast.”
“A gazelle?” Morrie smiles at me. “You think that's strange?”
I study his shrunken frame, the loose clothes, the socks wrapped feet that rest stiffly on foam rubber cushions,
unable to move, like a prisoner in leg irons. I picture a gazelle racing across the desert.
“No,” I say. “I don't think that's strange at all.”
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