I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine losing someone I've known & loved intimately! For me, I had no idea how personal death could be until my mother died in 2002. I just couldn't believe she was gone, even though there was no life in her. It took me about three years of before I could even begin to consider the reality. I lived each day as though I would see her tomorrow ... or sometime; Yet there I was planning her funeral beside my father.
Now, it has been ten years of losses. Sadly, I now view the midpoint of my life as a type of barometer. I always thought of our family as full of strength, vigor and tenacity. Now I am seeing a flip side ... the inescapable and inevitable if anyone lives long enough, is dying.
As Dad would say, "No one get's out of this one alive."
But if this is true, then why does there still exist hope? The answer must be that there is a life beyond death. The good dreams, the visits could be a part, a small glimpse of hope.
Thank you for your comments. It helps to feel connected in what seems like a very empty place right now!
Now, it has been ten years of losses. Sadly, I now view the midpoint of my life as a type of barometer. I always thought of our family as full of strength, vigor and tenacity. Now I am seeing a flip side ... the inescapable and inevitable if anyone lives long enough, is dying.
As Dad would say, "No one get's out of this one alive."
But if this is true, then why does there still exist hope? The answer must be that there is a life beyond death. The good dreams, the visits could be a part, a small glimpse of hope.
Thank you for your comments. It helps to feel connected in what seems like a very empty place right now!
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