Friday, April 10, 2020

Self-Quarantine Day 26 - The 5th of July

My aunt passed away today.

My family celebrated 4th of July at her house every year.  So years ago, I gave her a copy of a perfect little picture book called I Like You.  She kept it displayed on a table in her living room.  It repeats the refrain "I like you because--" over and over again, giving different reasons, serious and silly.  It reads in part:

On the Fourth of July I like you because
It's the Fourth of July

On the Fifth of July
I like you too

It's rare to know that someone loves you completely.  But she did love me completely.  And she liked me, too.  And I liked her back.

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