Well, that was rough, going to a funeral for a 32 year old man. Death is always hard, but when a young person with so much to live for dies, the loss delivers a particularly potent punch.
Birth, death, and all the living happening in between. It's all so very odd, isn't it? We all come from nothingness and eventually turn back into the same. Is dying simply one's "time?" Or is it just random cruelty? I surely don't know.
Then, almost immediately after a significant loss, there becomes a new normal. A normal without them. It isn't fair, it always sucks, and it is never okay.
You have captured the feelings of dealing with death perfectly. 32 is much too young.
ReplyDeleteIt is so heartbreaking to think of someone so young dying and not being there to watch his children grow up. The new normal does suck, and I feel so sad for all who loved this young man.
ReplyDeleteDying if simply "one's time" when it is time. When it's not time, it's random cruelty. Too many widows, widowers, orphans who will attest to that.
ReplyDeleteDeath doesn't answer any questions. Sending love.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've been to a funeral ever for someone that young. It's heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteA granddaughter of ours died last year at age 26. It's just too much.
DeleteIt is indeed very odd. The eternal mystery.
ReplyDeleteIt's tough when someone of that age dies. I was working in a bookshop once when two members of staff, both in their twenties, died of lung cancer and breast cancer. It was hard for us to come to terms with that.
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