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While I’ve been busy understanding and talking about life, life has been busier in its own way! Yeah, it has been busy demonstrating the very fact that no one can choose when and how to put “The End” for their Life Story.
One fine day I found myself sitting next to my dad, his hand in mine, and saying “dad, forgive yourself; forgive others; you have done your best to all; you had your life…now, relax and let your soul breath fresh air: air of freedom; peace;” Did he hear me, I don’t know, because he is counting his last few days / hours, not in a state to converse – but I believe that souls can communicate & hope he did hear me out…
Can you believe if I say this was the same man who, despite the fact he went under the knife to get rid of a man-eating cancerous growth 5 years back, still was energized, alive and kicking – kicking hell out of others for sure :) he was the Hitler for many :) - not for a moment did he assume the possibility of a relapse!
Alas, life did fling a shock at him; suddenly he found himself hospitalized and there his journey of his last 8 months started… My dad did recognize life’s warning bell but guess it was late – still he did try to live up to the saying ‘better late than never’ & started living his life to a certain extent in these months: doing what he wanted & especially the way he wanted – Am happy dad you made that effort though things could have been very different had you prioritized yourself & your health much earlier!
Does this ring a bell for any of us? If it does, then do heed to this Alarm!!! Wake up!!! because you never know what’s going to hit u when… Ofcourse its never late, if we are still breathing…take that step, decision to ‘live your life to its fullest’ so that when death comes knocking your door you are ready to face it – because you would have lived in every waking moment – Yeah as humans there are always those ‘if onlys’ but at least the list could be shorter!
I am happy I did take one such step of being there when my dad needed the most, be of some help & console (rather than a pain, right dad:))Thanks friend! that chat with you definitely gave a different perspective, hence these last few days with dad made a great difference; most definitely I feel am a better person now!
Its good to learn from someone’s experience at least sometimes:)A closer stint with my dad’s battle with the killer disease has been an eye opener for me in various sense; might be this will also make some difference / impact on those few who read this…