"What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us."
Last February 11th my 74 years old mother passed away. It wasn't a peaceful passing but rather a violent sudden one that left me with no chance to properly say my goodbyes to her, so after all the grieving process has been said and done this is some sort of way that I have to say that good-bye that never came to be. It's also some kind of thanks that I have to give to you all because it was due to your support and generosity that I was able to make a living out of what it used to be a hobby to me, and it was because of this kind of job that I was allowed to unknowingly spend way more time with my mother these past six years, the last ones for her. Having been at some office or at the streets I wouldn't have the chance to get to visit her more often than I did before, nor taking her to so many medical appointments to keep her as healthy as we could nor taking care of her in so many times that used to stress me about because I was getting late on quickly finishing my batches.
Now in hindsight I can get to see how blessed I was back then and how blessed I still am today. If they're still around and they were good enough to be there for you when you needed them please be kind to your folks. They might not be perfect, they certainly aren't the best, but we don't love our parents for being the best there is but because they're ours, because they were there for us.