Can't we delay grief until the soul holds the world’s weight learns to take a breath? |
Those with deep wounds rarely recognize them until they encounter a scene—a person, a moment—where they glimpse lives unmarked by the same pain. And so the questions begin: Am I the only one? Do I deserve to carry this burden? If others know how to live in peace, why do I dwell in torment? Am I cursed? Am I damned? What am I? The questions unravel, spiraling until they collide against a wall of unrelenting thoughts. People, by nature, are blind to one another’s despair, for each carries a unique sorrow. One suffers from the anguish of love, while another aches from its absence. One is tormented by scarcity, another weighed down by abundance. And yet, strangely, each sees the other as fortunate, untouched by suffering. We all endure suffering; it is ingrained in our psyche. Learning to confront this suffering is imperative. We must either confront it head-on or set it aside until we are ready to face it. This is why we encounter a myriad of challenges throughout our lives. However, there's one thing I've never regretted: taking my time until I feel I've adequately dealt with the suffering—or, as I might put it, until I feel I've experienced enough of the sadness I needed to experience. Whether we're happy, sad, confused, empty, or experiencing any other emotion, there isn't one feeling that we should constantly dwell in. Nor is there a specific time of day when we must feel a certain way. However, there is a feeling we must acknowledge in due time: what we truly feel, rather than what we're expected to feel. It's important to allow ourselves to be sad, to experience depression, to cry, to laugh, to smile, and to be happy. Feelings are fleeting, but their impact can endure for a significant period. A feeling that is suppressed and never addressed may always impact the individual's life. Feelings inevitably seek out their owners, even if their owner has abandoned them. They will find their way back at an unexpected moment—a time where you should never have to live through. We all suffer—differently. Grief and misery are inevitable, though perhaps they should have been forbidden. Could they not be delayed, at least until the soul burdened with the world’s weight learns to take a breathe? |