While I’m not loving my current book group selection, I did
love this brief explanation one character gives on her way to her dying mother’s
bedside. She says, “Don’t you start
worrying about me… Watching someone die gives you a new way of learning to love
them. Imagine, knowing someone for five and a half decades and at the end of
that finding a new way to love them. It’s an extraordinary thing.” Not only
does it beautifully describe what I believe about the honor of being present as
a person embarks on the final remarkable passage that marks the end of this life,
but it made me start to think about new ways to love people before arriving at
that juncture. While it may happen
naturally that you find new ways to love your spouse after decades of marriage; your kids at various milestones in their lives; your friends as you watch them
weather various storms, it’s nice to give it some conscious thought, too. What
an opportunity to rededicate yourself to someone in a different way; to appreciate others
in new and deeper ways. I'm looking forward to seeing what's possible in doing this.
What does the quote say to you?
