djwfyi quoted A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …
"It's pretty here," Dex said. "I wouldn't have imagined I'd say that about a place like this, but—" "Yes, it is," Mosscap said, as if making a decision within itself. "It is. Dying things often are." ... "I think there's something beautiful about being lucky enough to witness a thing on its way out."
— A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1) (Page 98)
It is a painfully solemn thing to be part of the dying process of a living thing, especially a beloved living thing.