A SECOND LOOK AT A B R U S H W I T H D E AT H O F T E N M A K E S P E O P L E S A Y, “ I ’ M A D I F F E R E N T P E R S O N . ” T H E E V E R Y D AY TA S K S D O N E W I T H O U T T H O U G H T T A K E O N M O R E I M P O R T A N C E A N D T H E V A L U E O F F A M I LY A N D F R I E N D S I S G R E AT LY I N C R E A S E D . L I F E I S A C O N T I N U I N G S T O R Y; Y O U J U S T N E V E R K N O W W H E N Y O U ’ L L S E E “ T H E E N D . ”
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e all seem to have a natural instinct to be afraid of death. It probably stems from fear of the unknown, but that’s something we face in everyday life when we go to a job interview, meet a stranger for the first time, or asked to do something
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that makes us naturally uncomfortable. In these upcoming pages, you are going to read about one man who is a convicted killer and living life on death row inside a Florida state prison. Another man fell 16 feet off a ladder while demonstrating an act of faith in
front of a church congregation. Despite their circumstances, both have come away realizing it’s more important to live rather than merely live forever. Because they feel their lives now have more meaning, they don’t waste their time perceiving death as the enemy of life.
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WRITER: JAMES COMBS PHOTOS: FRED LOPEZ