legacy

my parents left this morning, for chicago. as usual, a very fun week went by far too quickly. they experienced a lot of bangkok in one week, though- a dinner cruise, lots of thai food, the grand palace, the ancient city, the river ferry, even the masjid. and of course authentic thai foot massages!

it's been fun, these last two weeks, having all four parents around. we've missed them a lot and it was nice to have them living with us for a while. to eat together, to wake up in the mornings and have breakfast. to just spend the entire day together- no different schedules, no agendas, no parting. it was luxurious.

having both sets of parents stay with us in succession like this, i got to spend a lot of time with each of the four people. and i have to say, i feel lucky. our four parents are all very good, very strong people. of course, they are four very different people, but the messages they have always been giving taher and i, and continue to give us, are very similar. i know we all have our frustrations with each other, but i can actually talk to my parents. i can ask for their advice and know it'll be good. i can trust them to do the right thing and then follow by example. it's comforting to have parents like this- good people. and i look at taher's parents and see the very same thing.