Friday, February 25, 2005, 10:54 PM
Have you ever sat down for a moment and think about how and what you would do if someone close to you passes away?
Everytime I get to know about deaths and funerals, this question would flash across my mind. What would I do if someone close to me dies? How would I feel? Especially if the person is an important part of my life?
There are times when I look at my parents, and I can tell they have aged. I look at myself, and I know I'm not the young boy my parents had to protect before. No doubt I'm not fully independant, but the fact of the matter is, things have changed, just like things always change. Nothing stays the same forever. Our looks. Our age. Our lives.
Yes, especially our lives.
Who could feel what you feel if someone close to you passes away? Your pain is just like a tiny ripple in the vast ocean... it simply has little or no effect at all on the world. You know there's a period of time that you may grief... but after the grief you still move on. You know what was lost cannot be regained, but in replacement of it, you have the power to create. You have the power to do meaningful things in your life.
Would people grief for me if I die? So what if people do grief for me? Would I be able to see it? Would it make a difference?
Things happen. It doesn't always have to happen for a reason. But they do happen. Things that we have no control over. Sometimes, it makes you feel helpless, because you feel everything slipping away from your hand, despite the efforts put in to grab on. You try to live, but yet you die. You try desperately to grab onto the lives of your loved ones... but you know they have to leave you. You know things happen.
How would you feel?
