She died that night. Her last breath took her soul, I saw it in my dream. I saw her soul leave her body as she exhaled, and then she had no more needs, no more reason; she was released from her body, and being released, she continued her journey elsewhere, high in the firmament where soul material gathers and plays out all the dreams and joys of which we temporal beings can barely conceive, all the things that are beyond our comprehension, but even so, are not beyond our attainment if we choose to attain them, and believe that we truly can. Garth Stein
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Lorraine was a good friend of mine. I had known her for a few years and we had been best friends through out our lives. She had always been very popular with the boys and had a personality that just attracted all of the boys to her. As we grew older we became closer and closer and then finally we were together every minute of the day.

One night, she came to my house and we were talking about our lives and what we did for fun when she told me that she was going to die soon and I asked her what was wrong with her and she said it was cancer, but I didn't believe her because she was never sick before. That night she died in my arms, I saw her soul leave her body as she exhaled. I saw her soul leave her body as she exhaled, and then she had no more needs, no more reason; she was released from her body, and being released, she continued her journey elsewhere, high in the firmament where soul material gathers and plays out all the dreams and joys of which we temporal beings can barely conceive, all the things that are beyond our comprehension, but even so, are not beyond our attainment if we choose to attain them, and believe that we truly can.

Source: The Art Of Racing In The Rain

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  1. He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.
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