Today, you’ll be meeting two people who were very close friends.
I heard you’ve chosen assisted dying?
I thought it’s more important how we live than how long we live.
I heard the friend next to you chose to end their life.
A world without this friend just didn’t feel worth living in.
I explained things to my family and apologized.
They seemed more at peace than before, which was a relief.
Please give a warm round of applause
for these two who are leaving in search of peace, into the eternal depths.
If it can be like this,
maybe we can come to accept death a little more gently.
Whether you’re the one leaving,
or the one left behind…
