Stories help us deal with suffering, loss and death

Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult, is one of the saddest movies I've ever seen. I saw it with my mom, Megan and her mom, and we were all in tears by the end of the film. Something about this heartbreaking movie just helps me deal with the pain in life. It has helped me realize that everything happens for a reason and that there is a better place where people end up. Whether people believe that or not, I know I do. How could we live out life now; our life full of suffering, competition, hatred, violence and everything else and NOT believe in something better afterwards. There must be something to compensate for our messed up life we are all attempting to live rightfully in at the moment. One line in Sister's Keeper that helped me deal with suffering, loss and death is "It is the things you cannot see coming that are strong enough to kill you". This may be one of the most true lines about loss and death. If we think about it, no one knows when they're going to die or how in the least. The next phrase that has kept me contemplating life is, “Do you know how sometimes - when you are riding your bike and you start skidding across sand, or when you miss a step and start tumbling down the stairs - you have those long, long seconds to know that you are going to be hurt, and badly?” The quote makes you think about all the times in your life where you just know in that moment that you are going to be hurt. I can relate to this as all actions lead to consequences. This line has helped me deal with suffering. Overall, the movie Sister's Keeper has helped me realize the beauty of this life and where we will end up. It's helped me deal with all sort of suffering, loss and death. In the midst of my tears of sadness and grief during this movie, I realized that they're not really sadness at all. In fact, they're tears of joy that I have lived this life and there is something better to look forward to. Though the sadness engulfs us as we realize we've lost a life, the overwhelming happiness takes the reign again as we realize that this will not be the last time we see them.