Another Death in the Family

Over a week ago one of my uncles passed away (my mom's sister's husband). This past Friday was the funneral. Unfortunately it seems all too common that the only time that families get to gether these days is for funnerals. It is not because we don't like each other or don't care about each other or don't want to see anyone, but more that we all get wrapped up in our seperate lives with our own families and become disconnected from each other. We don't realize it until someone in the family passes away and we go to the funneral and think about how we should come together under better circumstances and visit or keep in contact with each other more often...and then the moment passes...and it is back to our own seperate lives and our own seperate worlds.

While at this funneral, after having this epifiny, I couldn't help be feel sad for all of us. When we were younger there were more family functions, trips and visits and talking about other family members. But as we got older it was less and less we communicated or saw each other, until now, it is only the passing of a family member that brings us together. Why is that? Is that just my family, or is that for most others as well? I even notice it with me and my brothers and sisters.

Well, I am going to try and change that. I don't know how, but I at least want to try. I know that everyone of my brothers and sisters at least has an email address, so I will start with that. I don't want our family get togethers to end up only being at funnerals.