Thursday, December 23, 2010

The Woman in the Hall

As I was at work today, I noticed that the bottle I was drinking from had some dried soda on the outside of it, so I took it out to the drinking fountain to wash it off.  There is a doctor's office around the corner, from which I saw a little old lady walking painfully down the hall. 

She was old and walked with a cane in one hand and an  oxygen bottle in the other.  I asked her if I could help her in any way.  Her response was, "No.  Well, maybe with an easier way to die."

To which I said, "The nice thing about death is that it's not an end."

She said "Yes it is."  and continued walking to the elevator.

I felt so much compassion for that poor lady. 

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