For some of us that dash in between is a lot shorter. It's been a pretty emotional week from Nepal's tragedy to hearing of a friend's 10-year-old nephew finally surrendering on Thursday night to his battle with cancer. The poor soul has finally been released and yet the most heartbreaking part is the family who has been left to grieve their loss.
As I read my friend's email my heart broke. To lose a child has to be the most unimaginable tragedy one can go through. All week as my friend and I exchanged emails I would go deeper into thought with this situation. One day she emailed me and asked me to pray that he wouldn't die today as it is father's birthday and I thought how awful that would be to lose a child on one's birthday, but there really is never a "good" time. I prayed. Another email asking me to pray that he doesn't suffer. I prayed. I have a pretty solid and unshakable faith. I know the journey the boy was taking would end well for him, but I did worry for his family that would be left behind.
After I had my one and only child I remember sitting in the movie theater alone watching "The Passion." I didn't go with anyone because I instinctively knew this was going to be an emotional ride and it was. The part which touched me the most was Mary. I knew her story. but I think because I was a new mother that I could really identify with the sacrifice she had to make and it's a fear most new parents have in the beginning. I know I did. I don't think I could possibly love anything or anyone as much as my son. That's really the only unconditional love there is. My Mom said someday I'd know what she meant when she said she would do anything for me and she'd always love me no matter where she was whether it was in Heaven or on Earth.
My lesson from this and what has happened in Nepal about a week ago yesterday is to live every day as fully and gratefully as you can. Don't concentrate on anything but the dash. The dash is what makes or breaks us. We can't worry about the end.
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