Facing Death

(This is an essay I made in my English class)

In my seventeen years of existence, i have often thought of life after death. 

What happens after your last breath? 

Would there be heaven or hell?

Does Satan or Jesus Christ exist?

These questions are just a fraction of my thoughts in relation to death.

When I sleep at night, there is always this nagging fear about not being able to wake up the next morning.

I do not fear death but I am not ready to face it just yet.

Death is an inevitable event in life.

It is our endpoint. 

The Roman Catholic priests often speak of death as a path to the Kingdom of Heaven.

We must first leave our worldly bodies on Earth so that our spirits may be accepted in Heaven.

When I was still a kid (I still am one), I thought of death as nothing but a gateway to endlessness.

I had already accepted that fact.

Everything changed when I have actually faced death itself. 

In that time, I was simply taking a swim in the sea.

When I was about to go back to shore, I found a girl flapping her arms in the water.

I knew for a fact that that girl needed some help.

Sad to say, there was no one else but myself to help her.

I am not a great swimmer but I can't just let that girl drown right in front of me.

My mind went blank and my body moved on its own accord to go and save her, or so I thought.

It didn't go as I thought it would.

The next thing I knew, I was under the water and she was on top of me.

She was grabbing my arms and because of that I was unable to swim.

I tried to free myself from her grasp but my efforts were made futile.

When I was under the water, thoughts came rushing into my mind: "What will happen to me?", "Will I die without actually achieving anything?", "How will my family react?", and "Will it hurt in any way?"

It was really scary. 

At that time, I was on my last breath.

I had already accepted the drastic turn of events.

Thankfully, I was saved when I thought it would be the end of me.

Now, I have a new resolve.

I will become a successful engineer.

I will make my family and especially my country proud.

I will make a difference.

(What do you think about this?)