hasunoha

When will the death of a parent come

I'm very afraid that my parents will die.

I left my parents' house and lived alone
They are also financially independent.

Until now, I've done it at my own leisure.
However, I myself am close to 30 years old, and my parents are in 6 more years
If you think of it as 70 years old, how many years will I be able to stay well
I think so.

Both of my grandmothers are doing well now,
My parents, like my grandmother, are both very sad and painful when they think that they are forgetful or that what their bodies say won't work.

Occasionally, packages arrive from my parents' house, and when I open the cardboard, there are so many things in it that I can save money.
My parents will be gone someday, and it makes me sad to think that things like this will go away.

Don't you get scared when you think about your parent's death?
Am I the only one?

4 Zen Responses

Destroying commonplace

That's great. I think it's wonderful that I think that way. I don't know how much people in their 20's and 30's in the world feel that way...

I think it's important to notice, doubt, and destroy the “commonplace” within yourself.
It's obvious, so I'm not even aware that I “think so.” When you bring it to your consciousness, you notice it first. And is that really true? I doubt it. And when it breaks, it becomes unnatural.

Having parents is not a matter of course. Nor is it natural for them to take care of themselves. That's why I appreciate it. It's amazing to think that.

However, in reality, nothing is taken for granted. Not everything is taken for granted. Everything is appreciated.

I'm actually thankful for the existence of Mr. Ishio himself, who thinks “I'm afraid of my parents' death.” First of all, the person I think of myself as the person I think I am is not taken for granted.

What is taken for granted means “unchanged” and “fixed.” I mean, I think so.

As is the case with my surroundings and myself, I think it's interesting to question things one by one that you think “won't change” and things you think “have been fixed.” Little by little, the thoughts you have unknowingly bound yourself may unravel.

anytime, any time

I read it. You're not alone. It's really hard to accept that an important parent is going to pass away, isn't it? Our parents gave us life and nurtured us. That kindness cannot be exhaustively appreciated.
So you'll be able to give to others yourself, and you'll also be able to raise children.
That parent-child relationship that has been going on for a long time will continue from now on, isn't it?
It continues even after the parents have completed their lives. It continues long after you and I have completed our lives.
You can meet again under the Buddha even after you pass away.

While both parents and children cherish this relationship, please continue to grow healthily.

No matter when and where you are, your parents and ancestors will surely be watching over you.

Inside parents who think and parents who actually are outside

The ideal I desire within myself is just a world of thoughts (let's call this A), and it's an inner world that is completely different from the actual reality in front of me (let's call this B).
When I think about it carefully, I can clearly see through the fact that I don't want my parents to die (A) what should I do when my parents die (A) I'm sad (A) how should I deal with my parents when they die (A) (A) = inner father & mother I'm made uneasy by my feelings about it (A).
Real Mother & Real Father is B.
Literally unexpectedly, it's outside of your mind (A).
The mechanism by which people's hesitation occurs is that they do not deal with the current limited reality (B), but only deal with (A), which is a by-product of one's own thoughts.
I don't want to pass away, I'm scared, I'm sad, it's A, and it hasn't happened yet.
Actually, while assuming what to do if that happens at that time (A), when it actually happens, we are faced with the reality that it is not “so,” but just that (B).
It's not that you think “I don't want that to happen (A)” as of now, and if you follow actual reality, you can see that it's not even “so (A).”
In order to determine that, let's first make sure you don't leave for the world inside your head.
Your real dad and mom aren't your mom and dad who appear in the story in your head about what to do if you die one day.
Let's meet real dad and mom now to confirm that.
I'm still A when I go see you sometime. I'm A until we meet. If you understand that, you'll understand that mom and dad “won't die.”
The reason I'm dead and sad is because it looks like I'm dealing with A.
This is a difficult place, but when I meditate, I realize, oh, I see.
Do you understand? Just for your reference.
Example: Teacher Inoue Tetsuhide, who lost his mother the other day
I was watching him pass away early in the morning.
After that, they lit charcoal as usual in their daily routine.
At that time, there was no “mother died, I'm sad,” and it seems that they were just burning kotatsu's ink. There was no wonder, sorrow, or “my mother died, I'm sad,” and it seems that there was only something that was right now.
This means there will be no life or death.

The process determined in life is “happy”

There are processes in life that are almost always determined to come.
Birth, kindergarten, graduation, enrollment, graduation, adulthood, employment, retirement, 60th birthday, etc.
All of them celebrate by saying “congratulations.”
They say “congratulations” even on birthdays and New Year's that always come once a year.
In other words, when you come and the natural process comes as expected, you can say “congratulations.”
So actually, it's OK to say “congratulations” when you die.
That's because it's the graduation of my life.