Hi Richard,

Thanks for reading. This is a very debatable question, one I have wrestled with for long-Is our death preordained or do we have a hand in it, through our actions/lifestyle? It’s hard to make sense of untimely deaths- kids dying, people snatched away in the prime of their lives. Was it just their time to go?

I do believe the circumstances under which we grew up strongly influences our sense of self and how our life will turn out. It can set the dominoes in motion. In my brother’s case, I do feel this contributed. I also feel his time had come.

This can be right or wrong. I have no idea. The death of a loved one is hard and even harder to make sense of.