A new child is born every day in this world, but at the same time there is someone whose life is dead. In every circumstance we have a new revelation about life. However, when someone passes away, the impact on those who have lost their loved one can be quite profound. It can be emotionally and mentally challenging. The loss of someone so close changes the way we perceive life and for some creates a challenge or determination for their life. Last year, in September, my grandfather died unexpectedly. He was a very old man, for he died at the age of ninety-five. His death was very peaceful because he died in his sleep, however, losing him was hard for me to accept because he raised me as a child. Not only did he raise me, but my grandfather was the first death in our family. People, including myself, used to say that “you only live once, so live your life to the fullest.” This was never truer until his death. Before his death, life had become empty and education was becoming a very distant term in my life. There was no motivation or purpose...