This afternoon I watched the newest Harry Potter film. I must say I enjoyed it very much, but throughout the movie, I kept thinking about how it would feel in the last five seconds of my life. The characters were constantly on the brink of death-tottering on the balcony railing--balancing but in danger whether or not they fell. In front of them was certain destruction, but behind them was the creeping menance. And I wondered...

What will those five seconds be like? Like Potter, will I have sudden insights that pull me from the brink? Or will I fall thinking of nothing more than "Oh crap?" I wonder. I hope that some worthwhile insight blooms in that tiny time frame and illuminates for me all the meanings I've misunderstood. Maybe, I'll have time to send out - project - the love I have contained inside to those who need it.

I don't know what those last five seconds will be like, but I hope that I appreciate them. Like Potter and his friends, I hope those seconds are just the next step in my adventure - in this life or another.