The first lesson taken away from reading The American Book of Living and Dying is the importance of forgiveness as in the story of Annie. She is a lot like many people’s story who are angry because life did not turn out the way they expected. They blame themselves for not accomplishing what they think could have been their full potential and worry about what family and other think about them constantly ourselves. The second lesson learned is that it is not over until God says it over as in the case of Henry. His doctor though it would have been better if he died, but he made it through. The third lesson learned is that the mysteries of the brain are remarkable because Henry able to hear things while he was in a coma. I was able to understand