Death is part of life and we will all die at some point. That is the only thing we have for sure in our passage through this world. I believe that despite being a natural part of our life cycle, most of us do not want that moment to come.
Thinking about the death of a loved one (family, pets, friends) or our own death causes fear and pain, and that is without it even happening. But when it comes and touches us closely, we realize how vulnerable we are, no one escapes its effect.
We have all been in one way or another in contact with it. Everyone has their own way of dealing with and overcoming loss, but we all go through a grieving process, it is human and inevitable.
In March 2023 my maternal grandmother died, I loved her dearly and felt her loss deeply, she was 86 years old when she passed away. She lived a full life and I thank the universe that I was able to have her for 45 years. She was a noble and good person, this is attested to by the many people who remember her fondly and all the family she left behind.
Her death brought sadness to my life, but also some relief. She was ill for 5 years and her last months were filled with pain. Sometimes things happen a little crooked and rest comes slowly and painfully for good people who never did wrong to anyone, but that is life and unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it. Now the suffering for her departure has turned into resignation and I can think of her without her memory hurting, on the contrary...it makes me happy to remember her.
This is my succinct response to one of the topics proposed by Galenkp for this weekend.
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