This morning I sat on the bench in the garden with my mother. I wasn't in the best frame of mind because I was undecided about returning to Cardiff for the weekend. I am finding it harder and harder leaving my parents alone now because of their ages and their general frailty. The conversation went on and my mother said "Nobody goes on Forever" and I asked "Is that a good thing?"
"Well of course was her reply, we need to make room for those who come after us". "What if those are not as nice as you?" That was my measuring stick, what if those that follow are not as nice, as kind and loving? I am a lucky man, I am a middle aged man and my parents are still alive, elderly but very much alive. Every day however, I think about the end. I think about the funerals, the feelings and the grieving. This limbo land is making it very difficult for me to make any plans and I feel very selfish for saying this. As Trebor Edwards sings 'One Day at a Time' but then you find that the days are running out.
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