Part of our existence here is the inevitability that there is an end to it. My mother recently passed away, 88 years of age, 79 healthy vibrant ones and 9 confined to a wheelchair, dependent on her family and the state. The feeling of loss and grief felt by those who loved her was almost unbearable, especially for my dad, after spending 63 loving years together. Such is the nature of life.
During this sad time my heart went out to all those Palestinian people who had lost so many loved ones in that terrible carnage that is Gaza. So much loss and grief for so many young lives.