Thread by @Joeinblack

Death is a significant part of my life; I'm around it everyday. When someone dies, your time with them on earth is done; you cannot have it back.
The wounds death brings on those left behind can be soothed, but never healed.
With that, I offer this:

Call or visit your parents. Particularly if they are in a nursing home, make contact with them. Notes on their room window, singing to them from outside, whatever it takes.
If they are home, call them, text them, visit them. Thank them, honor them, love them. Treasure them.

If you are in a contentious situation with a sibling or parent, take a moment and ask yourself what you would feel if they died today and then respond accordingly.
Not all relationships should be reconciled, I totally get that, but those situations are rare.

Remember: your parents money is not "yours". Stop fighting about it, stop thinking about it.
It's grotesque.
Your parents possessions are not "yours".
What they do with their money is none of your damn business and you need to remind yourself of that.

Our time here is short.
Kids sports, extra money, winning arguments...none of these matter in the grand scheme of things.
We need to love each other, cling to each other, hold tight to each other.
Stop sacrificing the eternal for the temporal.
Love, forgive & be merciful.