Everything is connected. Everything is changing.
These concepts came up because I’ve read some of my friends’ email talking about their loved one going through their aging process.
It includes my mother and even myself. It is our destiny that all the living creatures go through. Once we are born, we all go forward to our death.
It is very tough to witness your loved one’s aging process, especially their final step of transition. Their aging seems to be obvious and solid. Their body functions slow down day by day.
I felt blessed to hear that all of my friends understood the transitional process. They all told me that they would not cling on their loved one.
They would accept their loved ones’ best time to leave from this physical realm. We all have our own best timing to leave. It is supportive and helpful if we have family and friends who lovingly see us off at our best timing, rather than clinging on to us.
That reminds me of my dad. When I was 24 years old, our dog passed away. My dad told me it was his time to leave. My dad continued to tell me that all the creatures die taking turns. He told me like this.
The older one dies and makes a room for a new one to be born. In my family, our dog Hichi was destined to die first. Then most likely my dad will go the second. My mother will follow him the next. Then either my brother or I follow the next. After that, my children follow, then my grandchildren follow. That way, the life continues. It is like a handing over the baton to the next generation.
Then, my dad faced toward me and told me this.
Please follow this order. Don’t die before your parents.
When I heard this from my dad, I got goosebumps. I didn’t fully understand about my dad’s feeling those days, but now that I have a daughter, I understand his feeling quite well. I think all the parents feel the same.
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