My dad and his half brother had not spoken to eachother in 37 yrs. (inheritance problems). I would always see my uncle and his family at family function but never spoke to him, only said hello to his wife. When my father died I asked his cousin to get in touch with my uncle to let him know that my dad had died. His wife answered the phone and after hearing the news said that they would not attend the funeral. I felt very sad when I heard this.
The day after the funeral I went food shopping to a neighborhood store. As I was walking into the store, my aunt was coming out. I was so startled. She did not live in that neighborhood and I have never met her anywhere. Yet she was there. I walked up to her and started to talk. We hugged eachother and cried. I told her how bad I felt that I had not been able to enjoy my family all those years. By the end of the conversation we had cleared the air and I felt a peace come over me. In my heart I knew that had been my dad's doing. Was I right?

Filomena