LXXXI. On Grief
Grief and it's other revelation.
I was distraught when my sister fell ill. But I still had to function back at the hospital, still had to smile at people, carry on. I learned to cope with this event in a most unusual way.
Suddenly, the wells of empathy inside me opened up. I felt profound love and openness to everyone I met. I wondered what silent battles they were fighting back home, what bad news they had just received, what despair weighed on them as they chased life-changing dreams with all the right qualifications and skills, and still found every door shut.
I grew more intentional with kindness. To pacify and tell anyone I met they would be ok. I felt more love toward those I loved, more patience, grace, and kindness toward anyone who made a mistake, toward those who wronged me, and even toward those I disliked — even if only from a distance. I was them and they were me; I could see and connect with them through the painful human condition we share but are courageous and humorous enough to bea…
