Daily Lessons from Life 27 July 2010 - Life and Death

My father-in-law passed away on 26 July 2010 early morning of heart failure induced by respiratory illness. On 27 July 2010 morning, one of my buddy celebrated the birth of his 2nd child, a son.

Life and death. The cycle of life. A life long journey await each new born. Some lead a good and long life. Some lead a good life. Some perhaps not so good and maybe even bad life!

Lessons for me are:

1. my father-in-law is a good man. I am a lucky guy to have the fortune of getting his permission to marry his daughter, my wonderful wife, and mother to our 3 children;

2. a good man will lead a good life regardless of it is long or short. My father-in-law is 78 (or 79 based on the Chinese custom to add 1 year to the actual number of years after birth). He has a long and good life though the last 1.5 years may not be as comfortable as he liked due to the hardening of his lungs. I had a good chat with him on Sunday 25 July 2010 and he seems reasonably contented though recognizing his not so robust health. It was a bit of a shock that he passed away the next morning due to heart failure. From all accounts from the family members that interacted with him, he seems contented. He went without too much pain. That is a blessing;

3. as a life passed on, another new life come into being. This is the rule of nature. Life and death. Death and life. I wonder what would it be liked when it is my turn? Not a very good thing to think about for most but life has its own mind and does not gets turn on or off just because we think about life and death. It would be good to pass on peacefully and without too much regrets. That one has done some good the best one could. That one has moved on with not too many people being hurt by us. That one moved on to inspire others to live their lives even more meaningfully and fully!

A fond farewell dear Father-in-law. We will missed you.