16/01/2023
Touched By Love
Do you ever wonder what the person you love and lost would think about you being sad all the time?
I think they would be moved by your tears...but also saddened by your sadness.
They would want you to miss them, and, at the same time, they would hope for their memory not just to be a source of pain for you.
They would hope for you to remember that behind this pain, there was joy and moments of complete happiness. They would want you to continue to be happy.
Here's the thing...I believe a person really dies when the last person whose life was touched by them dies.
So...when you think about it in that way...they have so long still left to live...because they continue to survive within you.
The conversation with them goes on without end in your own mind. They'll be with you through many things that have not yet happened, through so many days filled with joys and sorrows. You'll take them into your confidences. You'll hear their voice...and they'll advise and console you.
Death can’t rob you of this...because they live inside you now.
You’ll never forget them. You’ll live tomorrow and the next day. You can live on and still be faithful to everything they meant for you.
They left behind love, and love wants what’s good for the other...love wants there to be more love. They’ll follow you through the rest of your life. No one can separate you from them.
You may miss them so much...but you've been touched by love...so for that reason...they’re still here.
Gary Sturgis - "Surviving Grief"
Surviving Grief
