Here is a poem written by Nicholas Albery, the late founder of The Natural Death Centre in the UK. A beautiful sentiment worth sharing and remembering.
Everybody Needs A Tribe
Yesterday
Josefine and I
drew a chart of our tribe
placing each person on the page
at whatever distance from us felt right
We argued about who to include
I think it should be anyone whose death
we would notice and regret
and who would be likely to react to our death in a similar way.
And now
whilst we're still alive
there is nothing more urgent
than to nurture and maintain
the community of those
who will miss us when we're
dead.
Nicholas Albery
July 22 1997