by Tarryk » Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:25 am
Lighting incense with you in mind, Jugsy. I'm terribly sorry to hear about this, as it does seem almost unbearable.
I know you're probably not looking for advise, but it's the only way I know how to console...
Two deaths of people so close to you and happening so close together is an experience worth measuring your own life against, and that measurment only comes up one way: You are still alive. You haven't been defeated, Jugsy, nor have those you love -- even those who are no longer a part of this world. They played their roles, just as you are playing yours, and despite the grief that is mandated by such a sequence of tragedy: you are still here to play your part, thick or thin.
If you'd like to think of it as a test, then I certainly cannot argue, because that is definitely one perspective that fits. All in all, though, I think your your heart does not need to be tested. Your resolve is there, you need only apply it. Mourn for those who loved you, then show them why they did.
Take care of you, Jugsy.