A Comforting thought.

When l hear that someone has passed away and l feel that it was unexpected or unfair as the person felt too young to be passing from this life l think of this and it is far from spiritual but somehow comforting to me;

Think of a gardener who tends to his garden; lovingly spending a lot of time and effort and reaping the rewards when everything is in full bloom and looking so vibrant. We know that a flower in it's rightful place looks beautiful and the gardener wants it too last for a long time and has put in a lot of maintenance to achieve this, but even knowing all of this sometimes the gardener chooses to cut a flower at it's most beautiful time to take it indoors and enjoy it all to himself, leaving one wondering why on earth he would want to cut it down so prematurely and prevent others from enjoying it. I suppose that's the gardener's choice; after all he takes care of the garden.