Extinction

I was listening to NPR tonight on my way home from my son's rehearsals and a writer was sharing the story of his mother's battle w/cancer and ultimate death. When asked if she feared death, he responded with, "I don't think she feared death, I think she feared her own extinction"

A thought I can relate to. I love myself too much to believe that I might one day be over--wow. The finality of that concept stirs me.