And yet - in the face of Death, everything becomes more humane, more alive. All the ambitions, all the career moves become meaningless. In the face of Death we can find our true spirit. All we have to do is return the key and our claims to the house and maybe expect some kind words from families and friends. No more noisy, loud words.
People deal in whispers near the dying.
Now we have time for ourselves and can think of all those we have loved and how we have loved them. Life could be like that. Last year I directed a film on the life and death of Father Damien. As you might know, he was called the leper priest who gave his life to the deserted sufferers of leprosy and finally caught the disease himself and died amongst them. We received permission to film in Kalaupapa, on the island of Molokai where Damien lived.