Oh I have empathy....too much. Thus my statement. I feel for all things. Over the past six months I have learned how to filter some of that empathy, because in the past, it would send me into a tailspin.
I feel....oh dear God how I feel....but I must learn and I do....to control it. There is a time and a place. I can see how my stance could come across as uncaring. I have a silent agreement with the ravages of Life. She will always have the last word...but I will be the one to choose how I deal with it.

I realized when I made the statement that it could curdle some lunch....and I wish I was more prolific in my ability to convey the depth of my compassion for Humanity. Thus the statement of *being an honor* to die at the hands of Mother Nature.
The ultimate sadness for me would be if I died at the hands of another.

Thank you Eri.