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Originally Posted by katex
That's a very touching post Garinda, and hit a nerve with me.
My mum always said to us don't grieve too much when I go, I have no regrets in life, have had a good husband, good children, short of nothing I 'needed' and never suffered any ill health. She was 89 when she died, and it did make her passing easier for me, as recalled these words.
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Thank you.
I can understand Jaysay's fear about being alone when he dies, but personally I think it's quite sad. Sad because it's fretting about something we can't do anything about.
When my dad died, it was lucky that we were all on the bed with him. I'd raced up from London, not knowing that he only had a few hours left. We were able to tell him he was a much loved husband/dad/father-in-law. We were able to be there as he breathed his last breath.
We were lucky in a way to have that privilige, but on the other hand he could have passed away with none of us there, but he would still have known that he was loved, and his life as a husband and dad had been appreciated because he already knew it, because we'd told him before.
Sometimes I think I must be a right soppy sod...but I don't care.
None of us has a guaranteed time of exit from this life.
What we can be certain of though is making sure that those we care about, know they are loved.
You don't even need to say those words. A simple act can speak a thousand words, when it comes to showing that emotion we call love.