Poem: "For Death," To Bless the Space Between Us, John O' Donohue

...when destiny draws you into these spaces of poverty, and your heart stays generous until some door opens into the light, you are quietly befriending your death; so that you will have no need to fear when your time comes to turn and leave, that the silent presence of your death would call your life to attention... to the urgency to become free and equal to the call of your destiny.