An Open Letter About Death
I'm so sorry for your grief... Death is hard even when one has comforting beliefs about it, because those beliefs are about spiritual truths and death is a matter that goes to the bone... There is no way to soften the loss of a dear friend's physical presence even if you believe that they remain with you spiritually, even literally. The body still yearns for the immediacy of the hug and the hand-in-hand... I don't fear my own death so much as I dread the deaths of those near me, and even more,... Sign in to see full entry.