“He had come to realize that it was when you were dying that people most wanted things from you - they wanted you to remember, they wanted reassurance, they wanted forgiveness. They wanted acknowledgment and redemption; they wanted you to make them feel better - about the fact that you were leaving while they remained; about the fact that they hated you for leaving them and dreaded it, too; about the fact that your death was reminding them of their own inevitable one; about the fact that they were so uncomfortable that they didn't know what to say.” DeathDyingForgivenessDeath And DyingRedemptionption Book:To Paradise Source: To Paradise
“He walks around the table and gives his daughter a hug. All of her pain, all of her sorrows. All of the vile memories of Amir vanished. She cried and Mehdi’s chest now bore the tears of his daughter. “Be the river, azizam,” he said as he pulled back and kissed her on the forehead.” FatherhoodFathers And DaughtersDaddy IssuesTajrishTears Of LoveTears Of LifeRedemptionption Book:Tajrish Source: Tajrish