Do you know if your dying soon?

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Often I have heard from people that their seemingly healthy family members and friends have told them they feel like their time is at hand, that they will die soon. My mother told my sister that and a few days later she died as well.

I wonder if the Lord gives us that, if it innate to us as humans, or just coincidence? Lately I have thought about my time being at hand and wonder if I may die soon.
 
Often those that are dying will not tell close ones of their condition because once said ‘close ones’ learn that a loved one is dying, an unconcious process of emotional self defense, of emotional seperation begins to take place…

Then what is left for the dying person?

That said…Bob Dylan: “He that ain’t busy being born is busy dying…”
 
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Often those that are dying will not tell close ones of their condition because once said ‘close ones’ learn that a loved one is dying, an unconcious process of emotional self defense, of emotional seperation begins to take place…

Then what is left for the dying person?

That said…Bob Dylan: “He that ain’t busy being born is busy dying…”
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Possibly sometimes but I’ve seen it the other way more often.
 
I believe some people do know that. It is just that sense of the beyond.
 
I sometimes wonder. My mom started
taking pictures down from the walls
putting things that were very special to her
in boxes and giving pictures and clothes
away.My mom collected dolls and she put
every doll in the box it came in. My Mother
passed away 5 days later.:sad_yes:
 
YESSENIA1 said:
I sometimes wonder. My mom started
taking pictures down from the walls
putting things that were very special to her
in boxes and giving pictures and clothes
away.My mom collected dolls and she put
every doll in the box it came in. My Mother
passed away 5 days later.:sad_yes:
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That’s the kind of thing I’m talking about. We may possibly see much more of that if this thread gets legs.
 
I think my dad did. His actual death was sudden but he had made a remark to my aunt which she later revealed to me. And some behaviors of extra solicitude in his last weeks that he showed to my mother that she told me about. He didn’t tell me or my mom though, which could mean that his knowledge he was near the end was still vague or subconscious, or it could mean that he was pretty sure but didn’t want to worry us.

I had a sense that I needed to really make a point to tell him I loved him the weekend before he died and I didn’t know why.

It’s said that some of the Saints were told by God the exact day of their death, I guess so they could be prepared.
 
johnnyjones said:
Often I have heard from people that their seemingly healthy family members and friends have told them they feel like their time is at hand, that they will die soon. My mother told my sister that and a few days later she died as well.

I wonder if the Lord gives us that, if it innate to us as humans, or just coincidence? Lately I have thought about my time being at hand and wonder if I may die soon.
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My dad explained about his insurance to me, and even told me when to call a priest. He died two days later.
 
I think some do and some don’t. Like my dads grandmom I guess knew she was going to. My grandpop (and I’ll never forget this till the day I die) At my dads cousin funeral said to me as they were laying the casket in…“Some day…sooner or later I’ll be in there.” and a year and a half later he died. I guess he didn’t know right away but his day was coming.
 
St. Teresa of Los Andes received in a private revelation the knowledge that she would die within a month. She told her confessor, and he told her to live as if it did not matter whether she would die in one day or in 50 years.

Indeed, as a devout Christian, one should not be depressed or saddened by the thought of death. The saints, who truly knew and truly believed, looked forward to that blessed day. Us poor sinners do not share in the same holiness, but at least, by the Lord’s words and their example, we should not be sad, and try to live a holy life daily.

This is also the teaching of the Imitation of Christ, ex. chapter 23, book 1:
Therefore, in every deed and every thought, act as though you were to die this very day. If you had a good conscience you would not fear death very much. It is better to avoid sin than to fear death. If you are not prepared today, how will you be prepared tomorrow? Tomorrow is an uncertain day; how do you know you will have a tomorrow?
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In the morning consider that you may not live till evening, and when evening comes do not dare to promise yourself the dawn. Be always ready, therefore, and so live that death will never take you unprepared. Many die suddenly and unexpectedly, for in the unexpected hour the Son of God will come.
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Years ago I had a friend who’s father one day told her that he was ready to meet his maker. The very next day he was killed in a car accident.
 
I’m kind of the opposite, where I know when others are going to die. I don’t talk much about it because I don’t want people to think I’m weird (lots of people already think that anyway). Some of them would tell “how did you know, how did you know.”. I don’t say anything but I know it’s God telling me.

God bless you all

jesus g
 
@jesuspsr You may want to receive spiritual direction on this matter. St John of the Cross is very explicit on this matter in the Ascent to Mount Carmel (I was reading that section just an hour ago), stating that God is not the only one who transmits knowledge of this. Everything seemingly supernatural deserves special discernment and the guidance of a priest.
 
I think there are people who not only know that they will leave the earth soon but people who desire to. Some people just let themselves go or give themselves over to the Lord. A friend of mine did that because although sick and probably capable of recovery, she was tired of fighting the world and tired of life.

She said in the hospital, “I know Jesus loves me” to another friend of mine. I had written her hospital phone number down and delayed on calling her . She died a couple days later. I just kept staring at the phone number after that feeling a big missed opportunity to say goodbye.
 
R_C said:
@jesuspsr You may want to receive spiritual direction on this matter. St John of the Cross is very explicit on this matter in the Ascent to Mount Carmel (I was reading that section just an hour ago), stating that God is not the only one who transmits knowledge of this. Everything seemingly supernatural deserves special discernment and the guidance of a priest.
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Thanks RC well do.

God bless

jesus g
 
You are welcome, just wanted to mention this to you, without meaning to worry you or anything 🙂
 
Nothing has been so surprising as death in my own experience or has been so close at times.
 
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Nothing has been so surprising as death in my own experience or has been so close at times.
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You mean you’ve been surprised by the death of people close to you? Me too (if that’s what you mean). I’ve seen so many people die that I never thought would die in my life time.
 
johnnyjones said:
You mean you’ve been surprised by the death of people close to you? Me too (if that’s what you mean). I’ve seen so many people die that I never thought would die in my life time.
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Yeah, quite alot of surprise deaths. Seems that the finger was always on someone else and another gets it.
 
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