Last night an old man died. He was an alcoholic who always put booze ahead of the needs of his family. He spent the last year in a nursing home, being contrary and rude, never showing gratitude to those who went out of their way to bring comfort and dignity to his final days.
When his daughter-in-law, my younger sister, called his family and friends, the only person who cried was his old bartender.
Now here is the part I find interesting. Last night before he died, he looked at the photo of his wife and said, “I can’t find her.” His wife died of cancer a couple of years ago. He was verbally abusive throughout her illness. Now he seemed to be looking for her as he died, and he couldn’t find her.
Right before my grandmother died, she thought her son who died of a brain tumor was standing beside her bed. This seems to be fairly normal to feel the presence of loved ones who had passed on.
Just curious how people of different faiths view this?
2007-06-16
06:05:48
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