See You?

“It’s good to see you,” I said to my ninety-one-year old Uncle Bob.
  
“You won’t be seeing me many more times,” he answered.

I have visited many relatives and old friends in the past three weeks.  This is the most memorable exchange, but visiting people I haven’t seen for 20 or 30 years and not visiting so many who are gone, Uncle Bob accurately sums up the long view.