Today, I went on one of my walks. As I did, I thought to myself, What would it be like if there truly did come a point where we had to say goodbye for real to someone and never saw them again? What would it be like if someone was completely gone from our life? You see, I had had this exact same thought about almost three years ago, the Friday after Thanksgiving, as I went on a walk through Valley Center on a chilly November evening, watching a divine sunset. When I thought this thing, the conclusion that I drew was, If it ever came to that, it would be Gods will, and it would be alright if I would only open my eyes to see that. All these years later, as I remembered that question, I thought to myself, What if I knew that person well? What if I had invested so much time and emotional energy and emotional intimacy into them? What if it was too darn hard to say goodbye to that person? And what if that was all a part of Gods plan? Ive known a lot of people. Every one of them was in my life for a reason. If the door really closed, the handprint they left on my heart would still be there. Of course I would miss them. Of course I would be sad and they would be too. We are human beings, after all. Its like when someone decides to break up with their significant other, and they are still sad even though they were the one to instigate it. It is my belief that existence transcends this realm, that there is life after death. After having such a thought, it makes me feel grateful to have the promise to believe in of eternal life to look forward to when these shadows have passed. Love is one of the very few constants in this life. When we do lose someone, even if it is only temporarily, all our tears of sorrow, joy and regret are but tears of love. Is that what they mean when they say it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all?
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 01:10:22 +0000
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