"At heart, hospitality is helping across a threshold." Ivan Illich As caregivers, isn't it possible that one of our main tasks is to help our loved one cross the threshold from this life to what is after? That may seem gruesome to some, but the reality is our loved one is dying - barring a miracle. It helps me to think of it in the terms above: it is hospitality to help someone cross a threshold. We all have had a someone in our lives who has helped us cross a threshold of some kind. A kind person who did not do something for us, but showed us the way and supported us as we made our journey. That is what we can now do for our loved one: support him or her in the journey.
Dec 4, 2014
Helping Across Threshold
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