Goodbye

It`s a fact that parallel lines never meet. But what if these lines are the `lines of thinking` of two people? Can two stubborn lines of thought converge on a fundamental question in life; the end of it! Can discussing death make a relationship less loving? Do you or does someone else decide on how you want to say goodbye? Do scriptures passed down over time mean nothing or much more than we know? Must these traditions of passage be diminished in time or be kept alive even more?