In the Face of Adversity

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The Love of Wisdom

2 min readApr 23, 2018

“I don’t want my life to end but if it ends, I can’t complain. It was such a gift.”
— Kevin Smith

… Total strangers saved my life tonight: the good folks at the Glendale hospital, (as well as my friends @jordanmonsanto & @iamemilydawn, who called the ambulance)

Kevin Smith shows a lot of heart:

When the time came, I never imagined I’d ever be able to die with dignity — I assumed I’d die screaming, like my Dad (who lost his life to a massive heart attack).
But even as they cut into my groin to slip a stent into the lethal Widow-Maker, I was filled with a sense of calm.
I’ve had a great life: loved by parents who raised me to become the individual I am.
I’ve had a weird, wonderful career in all sorts of media, amazing friends, the best wife in the world and an incredible daughter who made me a Dad.
But as I stared into the infinite, I realized I was relatively content.
Yes, I’d miss life as it moved on without me — and I was bummed we weren’t gonna get to make #jayandsilentbobreboot before I shuffled loose the mortal coil.
But generally speaking, I was okay with the end, if this was gonna be it. I’ve gotten to do so many cool things and I’ve had so many adventures — how could I be shitty about finally paying the tab.
I don’t want my life to end but if it ends, I can’t complain. It was such a gift.