On his death bed, an old man Withers away in tears, for he is alone.

His family long gone and his descendants have abandoned him.

The old man runs out of tears as the life in his eyes snuffs out.

The weight of his body is lifted as he feels being pulled upwards.

He remembers the life he lived though from birth, 'this must be the live flashes before you eyes moment' he contemplates.

His life was long and eventful but he thought it was fulfilling.

He was the only son of a middle-class family, his childhood was mostly peaceful till he was 12 when his parents were killed in a murder-case, where the culprit wasn't found.

He witnessed the murder and after 6 years in an orphanage then 2 more years to track him down, he killed the murderer himself, by doing this he learned love and revenge are both powerful things.

After the murder he gained a taste for blood, so he went and joined the military of his country.

During the Wars he went to he absorbed the death of the wars into his very being, Though the years his body started to get too ragged for the arts of war and he retired.

Once he retired he Thought he should return to his family home. when he went to war he put his family house up for sale since a man at war doesn't need a peaceful house but now he needed one so why not the one he was brought up in.

When he arrived at the house he found out that it was occupied by the neighbor who was assaulting a unknown woman at the doorstep.

In this situation he quickly placed the Neighbor who he grew up next to into an arm hold before turning towards the woman.

All it took was one glance and his heart started beating joyfully again after many years.

It was as the poets of old say 'love at first sight'.

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From this moment on he strived to gain the same feelings back.

It wasn't easy but after 3 years of desperate struggles he popped the question and they wed.

Thought the years with her he re-learned the meaning of happiness, love and compassing.

By seeing his family grow he became truly happy

He finally felt his life was fulfilled, but his wife thought otherwise when he was too aggressive when he was talking with there children.

He was sent to therapy sessions and there he learned his last lessons of Patience,

co-operation and Humility.

Even after learning these lessons the years on his body started catch up.

He turned old and grey in the next few years, it really showed itself by giving him a walking stick and a pair of glasses.

The later years grew stagnant, with it becoming only lively when his family came but with the more years adding to his age the visits became lest frequent.

His life shattered when his wife passed away in her sleep next to him one night.

At her funeral the only ones in attendance were his Family that they nurtured together but the attending list was still very small.

Seeing the ashes of the person who you lived your life with being scatted can do anything to their mind but for him, he held a sturdy face throughout the service, she knew he wouldn't cry, its just the person he was.

the visits became frequent again, one of his single daughters even opted to live with him to relieve his boredom.

Again the visits became less frequent but at least he had some company rather than no company.

After some years of this, his flashback had made a full circle back to his death bed.

'well this is the end then' as he finally thought this his body died.