I just learned that the father of a good friend passed away recently. His mother passed away lassed year. So, he is experiencing the feelings one has when both parents have passed away. Two weeks ago, I attended the wake for the mother of another friend. Her father passed away last year. She, too, is discovering the feelings one has when both parents have passed away.
Like my friends, I am experiencing what it is like when your parents are no longer living. Fortunately, like my friends, both of my parents lived long and productive lives. While there remains a deep sense of loss for all of us, we share the joy knowing that our parents lived full lives and are now on another journey (and reunited with other loved ones that have passed away).
I guess I have to get ready for this. I am of an age where most of my friends still have both parents that are living. In a few years, that will no longer be the case. A few years after that, most of my friends will have no parents that are still living. A few years after that, an increasing number of my friends will pass away due to natural causes.
This does not have to be a morbid thought. All of this is part of both the earthly and spiritual the life cycles.
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