Whispering back at Death … ( 10 / 04 / 014 )
Whispering back at Death … ( 10 / 04 / 014 )
“ Death trips down the corridor ... He keeps changing step , striking out here , shuffling there -- dancing pirouettes through life and spinning smoothly amongst the living . Often I felt His breath on my face when He was miles away ; and often I fell asleep and dreamed , while He stood quietly leaning over my bed .” ~ inspired by Arthur Koestler
“ The first condition of immortality is death .” ~ Stanislaw J Lec
There is not much that can be said to truly console a person who has lost a Loved One . The loss of friend or father or lover or mother cuts a wound so deep that some say only time can heal ... Of course , even though each must decide for him or herself how & how long to mourn such a loss , it can be helpful in such times to remember that neither time nor mourning will ever truly heal that wound ; that all mourning comes from sadness -- that all sadness comes from fear -- and that all fear can only be soothed with a LOVE for those still living that is as joyful as it is active .
So to all those -- like myself -- who have lost a Loved One and still feel the pain of that loss , consider a different path ... Consider setting aside your reasonable sadness over missing the one you Loved , and replacing your mourning with acts of Kindness done to honor the one you have lost ... Consider setting aside your prayers that the departed might " live forever in Heaven " after death , and replacing those brittle hopes with courageous acts of Love that pay homage to the Good Times you were able to share with them before their departure .
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