People Passing

After coming to Colombo two of my uncles living in my home town have passed away. One of them this morning. Have been naturally feeling quite down. These people I have seen since I was a child. They were nice, happy, kind and jovial people. With this particular uncle I passed many a day discussing books, life, etc. I know his passing away will also mean one less person my mother can turn to, who is passing her days away, lonely and getting old, missing us. And ofcourse a slice of my youth gone with them, as memories of childhood are inextricably linked with these members of our family.