The first news I read this morning was about the Tokyo Olympic 2020. After the telephone conference with IOC (the International Olympic Committee), Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, agreed to postpone due to the coronavirus pandemic spreads world-wide. I feel sorry for Japanese people for this news, but it will be good for all of us of our safety.
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While I visited my mom in Japan, she gave me a full bag of kale tea. Since I came back to my house in America on February 2nd, I had the tea every day. I loved this tea. This was the last gift from my mom, I loved this tea even more. While I was drinking this tea, I could feel my mom.
Sadly though, today I drank the last package of the kale tea. I cannot buy this tea from America.
Today I was talking about death with my daughter.
My daughter pretty much understands that death is not the end; our souls are eternity. But still, she said she doesn’t want to be at my death bed. She doesn’t want to be at my funeral nor cremation. It will be very tough for her to see my physical body to be ended.
While I was listening her saying this, I thought of my mom. She gave me a great gift at the last minute of her life. I could spend time with her for one week while she was still alive. We enjoyed our company. She departed at the best timing so that I had the good reason for not being at the funeral and the cremation. I know I cannot handle to see my mom’s dead body to be ended like that. I appreciate my mom for the wonderful gift. It was very thoughtful of her. Without seeing her body cremated, without attending her funeral, I still vividly remember her as alive. Thank you mom.
I also recognized one thing. I should be more thoughtful to my dad and my brother. They were the one who dealt with my mom’s death. My mom departed on Sunday night and they had her funeral and cremation on Wednesday, so they needed to spend three nights with my mom’s dead body and witnessed her body to be cremated. It must be so tough for them to experience all of these. They must be still suffering from feeling lost. The experiences must be overwhelming for them. I appreciate my dad and my brother to take care of these for me.
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