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An aunt passed away today
An altogether different post again: this morning, my mother's oldest sister passed away, quite unexpectedly. My mother has 2 youngers sisters, she was the oldest of the 2, just turned 67 in July. She's been ill for a year, but we hadn't expect her to go so soon.
My mother called me today and asked if I could bring her to the hospital. She herself was way too shocked to drive, she was the most close of all the relatives my mother has. So I took an afternoon off and drove her to the hospital where she still was.
Every time you see someone who passed away, you notice that you actually don't. The person is no longer there, these are indeed the "mortal remains" that you see. Today was no exception.
The good thing was that my aunt sang in a choir that sang mostly Christian songs, and she got a lot of comfort out of those songs. Hearing from my mother, I get the impression her faith has grown through the years, or at least, her ability to talk about it. So we mourn not 'as those without hope'. But still, it will be a heavvy blow for my uncle and 2 nieces, especially when the days of making arrangements and the funeral are over and the terrible silence starts to enfold around you.
It all puts life in perspective again. What matters really, and what only SEEMS to matter? It is good to choose "the one thing needful".
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