I had always thought that life was the actual thing, the natural thing, and that death was simply the end of living. Now, in this lifeless place, I saw with a terrible clarity that death was the constant, death was the base, and life was only a short, frgile dream. I was dead already. I had been born death, and what I thought was my life was just a game death let me play as it waited to take me. . Death has an opposite, but the opposite is not mere living. It is not courage or faith or human will. The opposite of death is love. How had I missed that? How does anyone miss that? Love is our only weapon. Only love can turn mere life into a miracle, and draw precious meaning from suffering and fear. For a brief, magical moment, all my fears lifted, and I knew that I would not let death control me. I would walk through the godforsaken country that separated me from my home with love and hope in my heart. I wouuld walk until I had walked all the life out of me, and when I fell I would die that much closer to my father. . Nando Parrado
About This Quote

The author of this quote, and her mother and father, died under very tragic circumstances. For the most part, she is describing her life after death, but she is also saying that death will not control you. She believes that love is your only weapon against death, and it is the only thing that makes you feel alive. Love can be such a beautiful thing, and for this reason I think this quote is very accurate in describing what we all go through when we die or when we lose loved ones.

Source: Miracle In The Andes

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