I have been having an e-mail conversation with a friend. When I informed him that my mother recently passed away, he said something to the effect that, even though her death was expected, it was unfair. He said he dreads the inevitable day when his mother, currently active and healthy at 83, will pass away.
There is nothing that is fair in life. I say that from the "glass is half-full" perspective. Was it fair that I was born into an upper-middle class family? Was it fair that my parents supported my education through college? Is it fair that I have been fairly successful in my personal and professional life? Virtually everything in my life has been and continues to be a gift. I don't deserve my family and friends, but I have them and they are stuck with me.
When someone close passes away, it is difficult. However, to say that it is unfair is like the person that says nothing when the cable company continues to provide service without charge for many years after that person moves into a new residence. Perhaps three years later, the cable company realizes the error and disconnects the service. The person thinks this is unfair. How can he live without CNN and the NFL Network?
Our lives and the lives or others are all gifts that we do not deserve, but have been given.
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