Soft, Quiet Death

     In Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, Morrie seemed to just slip away as he died peacefully. This was all he had wanted; he had tried to train himself to "detach" from his feelings so he could do this. I believe, and it seems Mitch does as well, that Morrie succeeded in doing this. I was impressed and shocked. Morrie died in the few minutes no one was by his side after someone had constantly been there for days. It was like he did not want anyone to see his last breath and, from the book, it seemed that that was exactly what Morrie wanted. 
     Morrie accepted death so wholeheartedly as a thing of life; he did not feel bad for himself. He just practiced letting all the pain and suffering go so he could die peacefully. This is extremely impressive to me. What's even more impressive, though, is the fact that it seems that he succeeded in doing this. Morrie slipped away when he could hold on no longer; he did not choke to death or have any other dramatic end, he just slipped away. This is so fitting to all that Morrie believed; it makes me want to believe everything he did so, just maybe, I can die at peace with myself and all those around me as well.