There are so many cliches in life. People always say that when something ends, another is always beginning. When door is shut, another opens.

Today I went to a wedding reception for a cousin. I welcomed new members into the family, even a little baby from last years newlyweds. So much joy, so much hope. There are unexplored roads to travel.

Yet, back home, some one is on their death bed. There is sadness in the eyes of all who see them. Such sorrow. A story is ending, the last undecipherable scribbles being jotted down.

It is at times like these when we realize how true some of lifes cliches really are.