When I mentioned this to Morrie, he nodded. "It's what everyone worries about, isn't it? What if today were my last day on earth?" He studied my face, and perhaps he saw an ambivalence about my own choices. I had this vision of me keeling over at my desk one day, halfway through a story, my editors snatching the copy even as the medics carried my body away.
ambivalence /æmˈbɪvələns/
the state of not sure whether you want or like something or not
keel over /kiːl/
to fall over sideways
snatch /snætʃ/
to grab, to take something away from someone with a quick, often violent, movement
medic /ˈmedɪk/
a medical professional but not an actual doctor, usually someone who responds to the scene of an accident.
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