Döstädning 清理遗物

Time flies, it is another spring cleaning season.

一年匆匆过去，又是大扫除的季节。

Ever wonder, if one day we were no longer around, who is going to clear our stuff?

可有想过如果有一天我们不在了，留下的遗物该由谁来清理呢？

How embarrassing if we have to bother others (even our own children) to clear the messy stuff after our death.

如果我们死后要劳烦别人（就算是自己的后代）帮我们清理一屋子杂乱的东西，情何以堪。

Some may say: Touch wood, I am still too young to die!

可能有人会嚷道：大吉利是，我还年轻没那么快死啦！

Life is impermanence, life and death are destined, it is just a matter of time.

人生无常，生与死都是注定的，只是迟或早。 

In fact, life is pretty much helpless, from birth to death are beyond our control.

人生其实挺无奈的，生老病死都由不得我们控制。

The only thing that can be controlled is that you do not burden what you think is valuable to others.

唯一能控制的是，别让自己认为有价值的东西成为别人的负担。

Trust me, your treasure is just a pile of waste in the eyes of others!

相信我，你的宝贝在别人眼里只是一堆废物！

Why not say goodbye to those useless stuff that have been left for a long time when you are still capable.

为什么不在自己还有能力时，跟已经很久没用的东西做个告别。

At least after discarding something, it will make your life "lighter".

至少扔掉一些东西后，让自己的生活“轻盈”一些。

Recently I had learned from a friend that a Thai friend who had known for more than a decade passed away a few months ago.

最近从朋友那得知，一位认识超过十年的泰国朋友在几个月前逝世。

Not yet fifty, he died young.

五十岁未到就英年早逝。

Fortunately we met early this year so nothing to regret.

幸好今年初还见了面，也没什么好遗憾的。

A few years ago while browsing my Facebook, it caught me by surprise that a Malaysian friend had passed away, 

前几年在浏览脸书时，意外得知一位马来西亚的朋友撒手归西。

I cried.

我哭了。

He was only thirty-two when he died.

他死时才三十二岁。

He died early that year but I knew only end of year, no chance to bid farewell.

他年头死，我年尾才知道，没机会告别。

When we reach a certain age, meet up with relatives and friends is indeed see once, less once.  

人到了一个年龄，亲朋戚友真的是见一次少一次。

P/S: Döstädning is Swedish. Dö means die and städning means cleaning.

注 ：Döstädning 是瑞典语。Dö 意为死，städning 意为清理。