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Thank you, mum, for reminding me

Below you can find another chapter from the book Thank you, mum.  I hope it touches your heart.

(For the Swedish version, scroll down and then select Next post.)



You knew how much I adore quotes and sayings, Mum. We both like beautiful things. No wonder you gave me the book Förgät mig ej  (Forget-me-not). A book in which I could write all my friends' birthdays, and it was filled with poems and pretty pictures. One of the poems stuck with me,

"For these few days the hills are bright with cherry blossom.
Longer, and we should not prize them so.
"

 Yamabe no Akahito

The same goes for life. If life in its current form carried on forever, we wouldn't value or covet it the way we do. We would take it for granted. Your death has reminded all of us who love you of that very fact. We've been reminded to not take life for granted, but to live life fully. Not in spite of death, but thanks to death.

            Thank you, Mum, for the reminder.  

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This was a chapter from the book Thank you, mum. A book for those who miss someone.

To read the first chapter, go to this postTo get a notification by mail when a new chapter is posted, click here.

If you would like to give the book to someone you think can be soothed by it, or to yourself, you can find it on Amazon on any of the links below, or you can search for it on your Amazon of choice. 

Amazon in Germany

Amazon in Italy

Amazon in the Netherlands (if the price of the paperback is higher than about 17 euros, check out another market)

Amazon in Spain

Amazon in the UK

Amazon in the US

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