A scene from Forrest Gump 1994
Forrest Gump

What's the matter, Momma?

Mrs. Gump

I'm dyin', Forrest. Come on in, sit down over here.

Forrest Gump

Why are you dyin', Momma?

Mrs. Gump

It's my time. It's just my time. Oh, now, don't you be afraid, sweetheart. Death is just a part of life. It's something we're all destined to do. I didn't know it, but I was destined to be your momma. I did the best I could.

Forrest Gump

You did good, Momma.

Mrs. Gump

Well, I happened to believe you make your own destiny. You have to do the best with what God gave you.

Forrest Gump

What's my destiny, Momma?

Mrs. Gump

You're gonna have to figure that out for yourself. Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get.

Forrest Gump

[narrating]

Momma always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.

Mrs. Gump

I will miss you, Forrest.

Forrest Gump

[narrating]

She had got the cancer and died on a Tuesday. I bought her a new hat with little flowers on it. And that's all I have to say about that.

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