Life is infinitely worth cherishing. Eternal and indestructible, it is meant to be usefully and purposefully lived. These clearly are opposites. We can all agree that it's impossible to walk due north and due south at the same time. Life and death are absolutely opposite.
Life is infinitely worth cherishing.
But then she was introduced to Christian Science, and early in her study it began gently to dawn on her that death is not a road to heaven and should not be contemplated as such. If a shadow of doubt about God's will that we should live lingers in thought, the Bible offers numerous accounts dramatically illustrating the immediacy of God's law in overcoming death. Individually, and step by step through devout prayer and consecrated spiritual study, humanity learns with certainty what constitutes man's real, immortal being and identity, and thus demonstrates the God-given qualities of hope, patience, and courage needed for progress. One afternoon as the aforementioned woman was suffering from symptoms of respiratory infection, she felt unable to draw another breath. Instantly she was able to breathe, and she was never troubled again in that way.