Bed Time Conversations

Every evening, Ezykiel and I spend about 20 to 30 min talking story about our days and at the tail end of his bedtime routine I allow him to ask whatever questions he has about anything.
 
Most nights the questions are light and curious such as "what did you do today mommy?" or "why is your favorite color orange?" or "why dont we have two moons?" Other times they are really thoughtful such as "what do you think coley dreams about?" or "how did you feel when you were a little girl in preschool?" 

Today was the first so far with a couple of hard questions......first up "what does 'die' mean?" which led to "but does everyone die?" He was really upset (understandably) for a good chunk of time. Muttering about how he didnt want to die and how he doesnt want me or coley or mima or dad to die ever.
 
This conversation lasted awhile and I reassured him that right now everyone is safe and healthy. I guided the direction of the convo but for the most part we equally contributed. We talked about ways to "malama ke kino" which means take care of our bodies so we can live a reallllly long time. We talked about ways to stay safe like using carseats and looking before crossing the street.
 
Mostly though we talked about how and why its so important to be kind and to have fun each day. We talked about giving lots of hugs/cuddles to the people we love. We talked about how we can help other people. We talked about appreciation and happiness.
 
All and all it was a great conversation and he fell asleep just fine. But I feel like its such a difficult concept to grasp and Im not sure how well I went with it. Any how, what were some hard questions your children have asked you? what were your answers? how did you talk about the concept of "death?" Also as an ending note, I asked where he heard the term "death/dead/die" and he said his friend in schools cat died.