Life

I returned home from Louisiana yesterday after spending about 10 days with my dad helping him with some medical issues. This is the first time I had to face directly his aging process and it has created a deep sorrow in my heart. I have had my issues with my dad as anyone has with a parent, but somehow they all seem very small as I face the prospect of his continued deterioration and eventual death. It causes me to face my own mortality as well and to image what life will be like without my parents. I am grateful to have a spiritual foundation through which to see this facet of life. I grieve from the human perspective and at the same time, I give thanks for the presence of Spirit and life. I feel deep humility, sadness, love, tenderness and grief all at the same time. This is what it means to be a spiritual being having a human experience.