I inquired with a sense of intrigue, "So, how are your parents?" Where are they at this point? I immediately bit my tongue after asking this question since I realized that it was a personal inquiry and that I shouldn't have interfered. He sighed and responded, after a pause, "at a better place, I guess." When I gave him a questioning look, he laughed bitterly and replied, "Maybe in heaven as they gave birth to me, or rotting in hell as they both proved to be self-centered. His response caught me off guard completely. He may have been heartbroken when they passed away, but you would never have known it...