“I know many parents whose children, when they are eighteen or nineteen years old, leave home and live on their own.  The parents lose their children and feel very sorry for themselves.  Yet the parents did not value the moments they had with their children.  The same is true of husbands and wives.  You think that your spouse will be there for the whole of your life, but how can you be so sure?  We really have no idea where our partners will be in twenty or thirty years’ time or even tomorrow.  It is very important to remember every day the practice of impermanence.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear