SWAN SONG

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Fannie's Theme

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Journey to the River

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We have all had our moments of desperation. Times in which the world seems to close in and the claustrophobia that ensues is believed to be beyond our ability to overcome. It is in

these circumstances that choices are made. Faith in a better day leads many to indeed rise

above this sense of entrapment and rejoin the world of the living. For those who cannot shed this ghost like burden suicide becomes their only way out. It is in that crucible of decision, that one can reflect upon the free will that God has given each of us. The irony of suicide is that to take one's own life displays a certain level of strength but it is a strength born of weakness. Those left behind mourn and rage against such an act. But as in all manners of death, it is in remembrance that life truly goes on.

Death comes to us all. It is the only certainty in the physical world. But in the affairs of the spirit where the soul resides lies the source of our deliverance. We all have our losses. We all have our fair share of bitter disappointment. We all want for us and for those we love a lasting happiness. Through love and faith the promise of the good endures. And through the belief and the knowledge that if we just hold on, goodness and mercy will follow us all the days of our lives. I wish Fannie had felt that pull of spirit. Her journey to the river might have been different. But still I hold the belief that across the river her soul resides. And I hope that she found the peace she so wanted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES STORY

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