Instinct of the Mind

                        It was a month before my grandfather had passed. I was coming home school and everything seemed normal. I sat my bags down and went to the kitchen to get some food out of the refrigerator. The second that I reached into the fridge, I felt an immediate disconnect between my grandfather and me. That moment I knew that some of my other family members felt it too. At this time, my grandfather was in remission for colon cancer. I got the ideal sense to call my grandmother and ask her ‘how’s papa doing’ even though I had no reason to feel this way. Her voice, in great grief, replied, “you’re grandfather is going to die”. Instantly, I grew sad and had goose bumps. I told her that this was the reason I called that day; I knew something bad was happening. From that day, I learned what it is to know something instinctively what events are to come. From this I conclude that life happens fast and instantaneously and to trust your instincts.

-Matt