Change of Generation

     I went to my wife's parents' house today. My wife's mother passed away 15 years ago and her father 3 months ago, so their house was vacant after her father's death. My brother-in-law (my wife's brother) moved to the house today. My wife and I helped them out all day. http://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2007/01/my-father-gone.html

     When my wife's parents were fit and well, my family stayed at their house a few days a year, especially in the summer, because the climate is cool and comfortable. We have left my wife's goods that she had been using in her single days. My family was using her room after our marriage when we visited the parents' house. However, there wouldn't be many more times to visit the house from now. We took them back to my house today. Is the change of generation always like this?
     A lot of goods that my wife's father had been using got to be done away with. His clothes, shoes, furniture and daily necessities, all such kind of stuff will be thrown away. Is the change of generation always like this?
     A tatami mat is enough for a man to lie on, a half is enough to sit on. This is a Japanese proverb that implies that we must be modest, never arrogant. No man can carry his own stuff to heaven.
     Today was the day I was obliged to think about many things deeply.

(Vocabulary)
do away with　〔不要な物を〕処分する、捨てる、排除する　〔制度などを〕廃止する