A friend who was dealing with an unpromising future where he knew he would need to be taken care of in the not so distant future, once told me that his biggest fear would be when the moment came when the last of his independence would melt away and that he would become a burden to others.
I didn't know how to console him. So I just sat with him and listened.
It amazes me how much, as a culture, that we internalize our own care, and the care of others, as a "burden".
What is wrong with us?
Mr. Funk E. Dude /
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