Inspiration of Light - Anna Klein

As a child my Grandmother and I would spend time on the weekends taking walks on warm sunny days. She was a very optimistic woman, who always looked on the bright side. I looked up to her; not only as a child does to their grandparents, but as an inspiration. It amazed me that, even in the worst of times she would find happiness. She was like a beam of light, her presence alone seemed to light up a room.

On a brisk winter day my parents approached me to tell me that my Grandmother was in the hospital, she was out on her daily stroll and began showing signs of a heart attack. That evening I was in my bedroom thinking about my grandma and what a wholehearted woman she was until I drifted off to sleep. I began to have a dream that her and I were on our weekend walk, my grandmother pointed to the sun and put her hand on my chest, “Let the sun guide you, let it be your reminder that there is always tomorrow” she said. I then woke up to find my parents sitting around the kitchen table. They told me that my Grandmother passed away early that morning, right at sunrise. Strangely I didn’t feel sadness, yes I missed her but looking out at the sun gave me a since of comfort; I knew she was in a good place.

After dinner my family and I sat in a circle and said a prayer for my grandmother. While we were praying the lights began to flicker on and off. Instead of being scared we all continued our prayer, we knew she was there listening. She lived her life always looking on the bright side, and now she used light to communicate with us. That evening will stay in my mind forever. Even though the lights going on and off could have been a electric problem, or a power outage, I still believe it was my grandmother saying her last goodbyes. She was always beaming of light and now she used light to let us know she was still around.