Working at an Assisted Living Center really makes the gears in my brain move. It's so hard and humbling to work with old folks. Their lives are usually so short here, and many people have passed. It's such a hard, yet wonderful thing and I feel so much closer to heaven here. The veil has to be very thin as angels welcome back their loved ones! Recently a lady passed who I was too attached too. She had a youthful spirit, and loved to love. She frequently talked to me, and remembered the smallest details about me. I found out that she had passed, from a fall and was discovered many hours later. She had no family, was never married, and left all of her belongings with a man who took care of her finances. Her body was donated to science, her dog was given to some random person, and she won't have a funeral. It just broke my heart that she passed, but I am only thinking with my mortal mind.
How great it must have been for her to come together with her siblings and parents. That sweet girl doesn't have to be alone anymore! Not to mention she is healthy and at peace! Although she lived a lonely life she touched mine! Although the older generation is slow, and dull they have come to see what's important. That is loving others and relationships. I am so grateful for the opportunity to work here! I've been so blessed! I know I was meant to have this experience!
I quote Bonnie L. Oscarson in the 2014 General Relief Society Meeting, "Oh how we need each other!" The young need the old and the old need the young! :)
-Chelsey
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