See, I’m not like the others, I won’t shy away,īecause I want to hear what you’ve got to say. So come, take my hand and let’s go for a walk. I can tell from that look, friend that you need to talk To go back down the hill will prolong your pain, for the path to your healing is forward and up the hill.”Īs the traveler got up to continue his journey, he said to the other man, “The one you have lost is not at the bottom of the hill but with you all the time, for you carry their spirit in your heart.” You need to reach the top, for thereafter you will find the path will level, the wind will soften, your feet grow lighter and the hot coals will cool. The traveler sat listening to the other man’s story, and replied. If I walk back down the hill then maybe I will find that all of this is not true and that my loved one will be waiting to greet me.” I say to myself now that I must turn back to ease this pain. “I feel that I am constantly walking up a hill and that the wind is always against me, my feet are as heavy as clay and in my stomach I carry hot coals. “I have lost the very dearest person known to me.” Tears welled up in his eyes as he spoke, he then fell silent for a short time before continuing. The other man sat down, stared far into the distance for a while and then began. “Come and join me and take a rest, for your form is such that I see a need in you to share the burden that you carry.” “What ails you fellow?” called up the wise, but simple man. This other man, the traveler observed, walked very slow and was bent forward, his expression was troubled and pain reflected in his eyes. The pain of grief is the price we pay for love.Ī travelling man sat down to rest from his journey by the side of the road. Then how could we ever ask that the pain cease altogether.įor then the memory of love would go with it. See a landscape that once we saw together,Īnd it seems as though a knife were in the wound again.īecause remembering a happy time is not all sorrow,īut the things to remember is that not only the pain will last, There are things to do, people to care for, The loss of a loved one is like a major operation.Īnd we have a scar for the rest of our lives. No matter how many years pass, we remember. – Barbara Hills LesStrang How Long Will The Pain Last? When you may have a loss – when you need meĪs I have needed you – I will understand. Thank you for helping, for understanding.Īnd remember, in the days or years ahead, Most of all, thank you for being my friend. What I need now is time to grieve and to recover. (I am probably already saying this to myself.) Or that it’s time for me to get on with my life. I’m experiencing a pain unlike any I’ve ever felt before.ĭon’t worry if you think I’m getting betterĪnd then suddenly I seem to slip backward.Īnd please don’t tell me you “know how I feel,” I need to know you believe in me and in myĪbility to get through my grief in my own way. I may often need to tell you what happened –Įach time I discuss my loss, I am helping myselfįace the reality of the death of my loved one. – Hopi Grief Song/Prayer The After Loss Credo Our earthly loss is always a heavenly gainĪlthough our hearts hurt and mourn in humanly pain It’s the transition that’s troublesome.”Īnd a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight. In the end, life is stronger than death.” “Love is stronger than death even though it can’t stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can’t separate people from love. The first question was,’Did you bring joy?’ The second was, ‘Did you find joy?’” “Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. – The Crow, written by James O’Barr, David J. “If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.” “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” “He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.” “Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.” “When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. “When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.” At some point, we all face the loss of loved ones. Whether you use this page to find the right words of condolences to others or read for your own peace of mind, we hope that it brings you comfort. We want to include many of those here for your use. Through the years, we’ve compiled loss of a loved one quotes, poems and prayers to offer others. Our friends offered such kind and inspiring words that really helped us gain control of our emotions. When we were confronted with the deaths of our mothers and fathers, we were overcome with emotion.
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