I think one of the things he mentions, people not living with their elderly parents, is responsible for a lot of our bizarre attitudes towards old age and death. How much of the "just a couple of more years" attitude is to help assuage the guilt of ignoring the person for the last 10-20 years of their lives?
I agree. You try to do everything because you realize you've done so little during the time you've had.
I guess that's the normal way of being though. It seems like it is every child's fate to not appreciate their parents enough until it is too late, and to repeat this same cycle when they have children of their own.
