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When distance prevents participation in a parent's funeral rites

My father died six months ago and I live in America but my relatives in India performed all his last rites without me there and I feel like I failed him completely as a daughter.

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The heart struggles to reconcile love with circumstances beyond its control when sacred duties cannot be fulfilled.

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