We are departing for THR tomorrow. It is my grandma's passing anniversary on Friday, brought in a couple weeks earlier so we can attend too. It is packing day today and it feels uncomfortable as always. I resent this part of the trip even though I am grateful that we have been able to make this trip almost annually. Still it is obvious how it has grown tougher on parents each year to watch us leave since my emigration for the first time eleven years ago.
Things have aged in the past decade, people have aged, relationships have aged, cities have aged. Life is passing so obviously before my eyes. It is very easy to pause and look back at it all. After all, this whole life is a passing experience. I have experienced making many decisions, many mistakes, many moves... It just worth to bring the attention back to the inner being and refrain from anything that scatters the mind and heart...
Back to packing our things and the tiny souvenirs we bought and the gifts we received. Packing to leave home for home...
I got a surprise tonight: unexpectedly had visits from old friends, especially S.F. who was visiting from the States herself but I had last met her a few years ago. Then I called yet another old friend who is visiting from Australia, M.B. I wished there were enough time to meet them all leisurely but the time is limited and the main commitment is toward families... Last dinner with M's family and goodbyes...
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