Dying Is the Easy Part
Dying Is the Easy Part by William J. Jefferson, published by Wheatmark, Inc. in 2007, is a collection of short stories that reflects on the author’s life experiences following a heart condition diagnosis at age fifty-five. Written in English and spanning 212 pages, this work captures Jefferson’s memories of growing up in a small Southern town during the fifties and sixties, exploring themes of family, faith, and the complexities of life and death.
In this edition, readers will find narratives that delve into the challenges of African American life in the South, offering insights into the lessons learned from both hardships and blessings. The stories are crafted to resonate with a broad audience, encouraging reflection on living without fear and finding perspective amidst life’s struggles. Jefferson’s writing invites readers to consider the importance of faith and the inevitability of death, emphasizing that the true challenge lies in how we choose to live.
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Faced in 2002 with the prospect of dying at age fifty-five of a heart condition he never knew he had, William Jefferson was forced to reflect on the things that meant the most in his life. So, from his hospital bed, he started to write about the people, surroundings, and situations that raised him. Jefferson grew up in a small town on a farm in the rural South in the fifties and sixties, and recounts those hard times here in short story form. Sharing the powerful lessons of family, religion, racism, and generational curses and blessings that flowed from those experiences.
Dying Is the Easy Part shows that while the hard parts of life can occasionally be conquered, life is more about being ready to die than ready to live. Being ready to die is all about faith. As Jefferson recovered in his hospital room, he realized that we spend our lives worrying about avoiding death, when life is the real challenge. As Shakespeare declared, “Of all the wonders in the world, it seems to me most strange, that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.”
The stories within are about African American, Southern life. But they are not just for Southerners, and not just for Black Southerners. They are for people who want to live life without fear; for those who want success in life, and also want to keep that success in perspective; for those who want to laugh through situations where others are focused on the negative; and for those who are inspired by the power of simple people, people engaged in daily struggles. People who rise above them to pass on life-sustaining lessons to their children and families.
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