Recently, I have been reminded by Medical Science that I am a mortal with a body that does wear with age and sometimes has parts that fail.

It was so with my diagnosis of a Tumor in my bladder. Preparations are under way to remove it, analyze and recommend treatment should that be required.

My friend Lawrence Popoff was quick to suggest that I read a book called “Dying To Be Me” by Anita Mooriani. He knew Anita selected a choice vocabulary to describe a phenomena that hereto was personal to those who had a NDE. Anita did just that!

Anita is an Indian living in Hong Kong who survived a Stage 4A Cancer near death and came away a much different person with an entirely different view of life on this world.

Her opening statement forewarns of the contents:

“…………I believe that the greatest truths of the universe don’t lie outside, in the study of the stars and the planets. They lie deep within us, in the magnificence of our heart, mind, and soul. Until we understand what is within, we can’t understand whi is without.

I share my story here in the hope of touching your heart in some way and reminding you of your own magnificence………..”

I spent a lifetime with the understanding that I need to look up to others and be subservient as well as accept that others have a special place in this world. Anita went though that phase as a result of the customs and traditions of her culture.

In her afterword, she writes:

…Always remember not to give away your power—–instead, get in touch with your own magnificence. …..The only universal solution I have is to love yourself unconditionally and be yourself fearlessly! This is the most important lesson I learned from my NDE, and honestly feel that if I’d always known this, I never would have gotten cancer in the first place…………..

I found inspiration in this literary creation by Anita.

Thank you Anita and I hope that those who choose to read this book will share my opinion and gratitude.

Elmer Verigin

August 13, 2017 1250 hours