The Fragility of Life
In a scene from a reality show, an elderly woman, who lives in a retirement community, receives a visit from 2 strangers. They want to return personal photos that belonged to the woman. They had found them in a desk they had purchased. This story is touching and had the intended effect, but the sweet woman's very simple and powerful statement "My daughter came to visit last week...she doesn't live close and she's busy with her own life so she doesn't visit very often. I miss her and wish I could see her" brought me to tears. I mean big huge rolling streams that took a few minutes to get under control. How profound! It resonated deeply within my heart. I was reminded of my own mama and how far away she is. Although she is not in a retirement home and lives independently, I've been told that she says much the same thing throughout the year. Due to the multi-state distance, it's not easy to visit in person more than once a year. So many times, we...