10/07/2026
"The greatest gift God gave man was free choice. But that requires responsibility-the responsibility to make the right, the best and the most thoughtful, respectful choices, choices that benefit the world, choices that improve mankind. In this phase, people reported being asked, "What service have you rendered?" It was the hardest question to answer. It demanded that people confront whether or not they had made the highest choices in life. They found out whether or not they learned the lessons they were supposed to learn, the ultimate being unconditional love.
The basic conclusion I drew, and one that has remained unchanged, is that human beings, whether rich or poor, American or Russian, have similar needs, wants and concerns. In fact, I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than love.
Real unconditional love.
You can find it in marriage or in a simple act of kindness toward someone who needs help. But there is no mistaking love. You feel it in your heart. It is the common fiber of life, the flame that heats our soul, that energizes our spirit and supplies passion to our lives. It is our connection to God and to each other.
Every person goes through struggles in life. Some are great and some do not seem important. But they are lessons we have to learn. We do that through choice. In order to have a good life, and thus a good death. I tell people to make their choices with the goal of unconditional love, by asking, "What service am I rendering?"
Choice is the freedom God has given us; the freedom to grow and love.
Life is a responsibility. I had to choose whether or not to counsel a dying woman who could not afford to pay. I made my choice based on what I felt in my heart was the right thing to do, even though it cost me my job. That was fine with me. There would be other choices. Life is full of them.
Ultimately, each person chooses whether he comes out of the tumbler crushed or polished." -
Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross author of the book: The Wheel Of Life (A Memoir of Living and Dying)
