The promise I made my daughter do
Written and shared on FB on 15th August 2014. My daughter and I were goofing around in the bed in the morning, tickling each other crazy and arm wrestling when she stopped dead serious and looked at me deep and said, 'You better not die. I will tell god not to kill you. I want you around.' I wondered if she asked the question in light of my conversation with her last night when I made her promise me that after I die, she will help in donating my eyes, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and pancreas? Seeing the changing expression on her face last night, I didn't have the heart to tell her to thereafter give my body away to medical students. Instead, I told her to imagine how much that donation would help so many other people and how she can continue seeing my eyes in someone else and to imagine the happiness of someone with a new kidney and the like. Even through her confused looks in the eyes, she promised me. Coming back to today, I asked her what she'll do if I do die? ...