I have often thought the immense pain of grief is proportionate to the immense and intense love. Great pain is the price of great love. And, like you, I will gladly pay that price.
Having been a widow for a little over 14 years, I can remember the intense love I had for my husband. Though his health fluctuated for 20 years, there was a time when I was 29 years old that I prepared for his funeral. Because preparing for that in my mind meant I wouldn’t need to
do it. Skip ahead 23 years and the plan had to be put into action. I would never have traded the 33 years we had together if it meant less grief. Grief builds our character, but it also builds our compassion for someone else who is going through the same thing. Our journeys will always be different, but having the opportunity to love to our fullest, gives us the ability to share our compassion to the fullest.
I have often thought the immense pain of grief is proportionate to the immense and intense love. Great pain is the price of great love. And, like you, I will gladly pay that price.
Thank you, Anne. Yes, me too.
Having been a widow for a little over 14 years, I can remember the intense love I had for my husband. Though his health fluctuated for 20 years, there was a time when I was 29 years old that I prepared for his funeral. Because preparing for that in my mind meant I wouldn’t need to
do it. Skip ahead 23 years and the plan had to be put into action. I would never have traded the 33 years we had together if it meant less grief. Grief builds our character, but it also builds our compassion for someone else who is going through the same thing. Our journeys will always be different, but having the opportunity to love to our fullest, gives us the ability to share our compassion to the fullest.
Thank you for your comment. Yes, it is a human experience to love and grieve — and then figure out how love transcends it all.