Not fully gone
They were married for decades. They shared many joys and more than their share of pain.
He visited his sister - my mother - this week. He was returning a stair lift that was no longer needed. She is gone - no longer suffering. He suffers a different kind of pain - missing her. Although she may be physically gone but it is obvious she is still very much in his world. He mentions something she said or a trip they'd made last year in our brief visit.
There is a walk of loneliness traveled by the one left behind. She is gone to most but not fully to him. She remains very much a part of his world.
With great love comes great loneliness and pain for the one left behind. It is a price most would pay gladly for having lived the journey of love with the one you've loved.
He visited his sister - my mother - this week. He was returning a stair lift that was no longer needed. She is gone - no longer suffering. He suffers a different kind of pain - missing her. Although she may be physically gone but it is obvious she is still very much in his world. He mentions something she said or a trip they'd made last year in our brief visit.
There is a walk of loneliness traveled by the one left behind. She is gone to most but not fully to him. She remains very much a part of his world.
With great love comes great loneliness and pain for the one left behind. It is a price most would pay gladly for having lived the journey of love with the one you've loved.