A Reflection on Facing Death and Cherishing Loved Ones: Embracing Life's Final Moments

The thought of death alone is terrifying, not to mention being aware of the fact that death is looming in the background. I've had the privilege to sit with a few people at the point of death, and I can attest to how frightening it can be to those around the individual and how the individual will also wish they'd had more time to spear. So if I were to be in a situation where I knew I'd die in 24 hours, here's what I'd do:

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Even though in the past I've at one point wished that death took me away, I can attest to the fact that the idea of dying isn't an easy thing to get over with because one can never be well prepared for death. In such a situation, you'll surely feel like there are still a lot of things you need to do, and no matter how much time you've left, it'll still not be enough for you. But within those last 24 hours I'll:

Firstly, call my immediate family from far away to meet up at my place. If I'll be going and will be bidding farewell to the world, then those last moments are best spent among my loved ones and family, because they're all I have and nothing else will give me more joy than to be around them, commune like we've always done, and make merry.

I'll love to be the chef for the day and treat everyone to a delicious meal. I know some of them always joke about me not being a great cook, and then I'll love to listen to all those silly jokes about how bad my meals are and how I should go and enroll in a cooking school. Those are usually words from my immediate junior brother, and even though I know it's a joke, I'll love to listen to it one last time.

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After the meal, it'll be nice if we all sit down and discuss life, especially past events from our childhood and upbringing. Listening to those words as we reminisce on the past is what I believe will let the old memories Flood back into mind, and with those, I know they will put a smile on not just my face but everyone's.

After all is said and done, though I don't have much to distribute or will out to my family, the little I have, I'll share it between them and also share the details of all of my investments, assets, and passwords to all of my crypto holdings, so they can have access to my belongings and do it as they deem fit. I see this as an important thing because there are people who died without anyone knowing where they had investments, and that made such wealth go undiscovered by the family of such people, so having 24 hours to spear means I can do that easily.

When it's about a few minutes to go, I'll hug everyone and tell them how much I love and cherish them, after which I'll walk into the room and await the wave of death to take me away. I won't want them to watch how life drifts away from me, and that's why I'll seclude myself in the last few minutes before death comes knocking.

That's all on how I'll spend the last 24 hours of my life if I'm aware death will come knocking thereafter, and it's written in response to the Hive Ghana community prompt that can be found here.

Thanks for your time, stay bless.