Thursday, July 1, 2010

The Secret Manifest

More about my friend's family.

Their father was dead.

The sons arrived at their father's home and were shocked at what they found.
The house was a complete and utter disaster.
Newspapers and mail were covered floor of the downstairs.
It was piled 2-3 feet high.
There was a small path that went from the kitchen to couch.
The rest of the floor was covered.

The sons began to throw the mail into trash bags
Fifteen green garage bags of mail.
Piles upon piles of unopened mail.
Some dating back in the 1980's.

Why? Why was all this mail not opened?

The mail contained bank and brokerage account statements.
It too was not opened.

The son looked through back files.
Taxes never been filed or paid.
Their father had never signed up for medicare or social security.

Why?

The question became WHY.

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