24-10-2022, 10:34 AM
You are all very kind, but I don't think it is about friendship, I think it is more about the duty we have to support each other at times of real need. When people have limited family support for whatever reason we might have a duty to step in to help where we can. It is a voluntary role, and more I think about trust than friendship. In fact, it might be that not being close friends makes it easier to manage, the level of grief is not the same.
I am relying on someone to act as my point of first contact for emergencies, that same person will do the necessary if I die suddenly, and it is a major role, as anyone who has done it will know, often frustrating and worrying. But it is a necessary one, best arranged in advance if we want to have any control over what happens to us and our stuff in that final act. So it seemed only fair, that when asked, I said yes to doing it for someone else. Paying it forward perhaps...
I am relying on someone to act as my point of first contact for emergencies, that same person will do the necessary if I die suddenly, and it is a major role, as anyone who has done it will know, often frustrating and worrying. But it is a necessary one, best arranged in advance if we want to have any control over what happens to us and our stuff in that final act. So it seemed only fair, that when asked, I said yes to doing it for someone else. Paying it forward perhaps...