We’ve all heard the line, “They lost their battle with [some terminal disease].” But that’s not accurate. We all die, so there’s no “losing” simply by dying. Losing the battle is actually losing hope. Despair is so prevalent in our Godless society, that it’s the rule rather than the exception.
The biggest way to lose the battle with despair? Suicide. Recently Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain took their lives, It’s a tragedy when life ends at the hand of the possessor.
There’s another death, or soon will be, we have to acknowledge. Charles Krauthammer announced recently that his cancer has returned. It is aggressive. He has weeks to live. He stated in a beautiful letter, though, that he has lived the life he wanted, and lived it to the full. Did you know he’s a medical doctor from Harvard? Yes. He’s also a paraplegic and has been for the decades after his diving accident.
He has won his battle in life.
In the next post, I’ll discuss why valuing life is critical to our society.