A mother dying of cancer brought her daughter to tears with her heartfelt, loving and thoughtful answer to a question.

Time is the most precious commodity that any of us possess. It’s something that we must use wisely because we will never be able to recover in one minute or second. Time is limited and finite, never to be recovered again. 

Time constantly moves and does not and will not stop for anyone, no matter how much we’d like it to do so. The valuable nature of time is most evident whenever a loved one is diagnosed with a horrible, life-threatening disease or condition. We want to spend as much time as possible with them because we don’t know when it will be the last.

A clip posted on social media captured an interaction between a mother and a daughter. The mother, the text in the video indicates, has Stage 4 cancer. Both know that time is running out, and they are making the most of every remaining moment. The daughter asks her mother questions “before it’s too late.”

The daughter asks her mom, “What’s one thing you always want to remember after you’re gone?”

The mother’s loving, thoughtful and caring response to the inquiry instantly brings tears to her daughter’s eyes.

“How much I love you,” the mother says to her daughter.

Mom goes on to reassure her daughter that after she does eventually pass away, she will always remain with her and will love her.

“And even though you can’t see me, I’m in your heart,” Mom said. “And if you ever question anything, just stand still for a minute and listen and it’ll come to you. We’re together in our hearts. They can never take that away.”

What a beautiful but, at the same time, sad, heartbreaking and gut-wrenching moment.

Exodus 20:12 “Give honor to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”