Since the 1500’s there has been this expression “I would die for you” that people say when they want to say how they would protect the ones they love. If you know what I truly want for you, if you know what is in my heart, you would know I don’t want you to die for me - but would you live for me?

It is a hard time to process grief, but when I think of the many gifts left behind by one of my relatives, I think this perspective can help us process feelings and work towards the good life our loved ones would have wanted for us.