It's been quite a month, what with my father-in-law's hospitalization and untimely death and later planning my daughter's birthday.
Yes, I realize that it's strange to be mentioning both, not only in the same breath, but in the same sentence.
However, for worse and better, both are part of life. And while the former is not every easy or pleasant to deal with, like everything else, it is just another part - the final part - of the life cycle
I would like to thank everyone in the lodge for their wishes and support for this difficult time for my wife, mother-in-law and myself. It is greatly appreciated.
I would also like to take the opportunity to share this poignant verse which I wrote just nine days after my father-in-law's death.
With every second moving ever forward;
Carrying its passengers with it;
On to new bright new sights, sounds and experiences.
Death occurs when a passenger falls from the train;
Carrying not only the departed family member;
But all those who loved and cherished them.
Time now stops for all parties;
Colours dull and become muted;
The scenery remains the same for all time;
As those still in the land of the living watch the train continue its journey.
The choice now for the living is often painful;
Do they forever remain at that point along the tracks;
Never changing until their lives too come to an end;
Or do they say a final farewell;
Make the necessary adjustments;
And rejoin the Train of Life?
