Life is such an arduous journey, that we all seem to have embarked on. Often times it is filled with pain and sorrow, and there are the glimers of sun, the rays of light that keep us trudging forward. We make this journey, with loved ones, with dear partners, and yet as the journey goes, some seem to fall by the wayside, to never hold our hands, to help share the burden we carry on our shoulders, as we move along this journey we call Life. It brings heartache, tears and anger, but it also brings resolve, it brings those brief rays of light, to cast their light on our troubled souls, as we keep putting one foot forward, one single step at a time. It is life, a journey that never seems to end, and yet it does, or does it?
Is it an end or merely a change of path, along a new and less painful journey into the life ahead?
So much pain, as we journey along with loved ones no longer at our side, whether it be a Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Husband or Wife, we miss them as we trudge forward, turning now and then to share a glimpse of a flower to the side, a light show up among the stars, forgetting in that brief moment of joy, that our partner, our mentor, our love, is not there, or are they?
Are they perhaps the ones showing us the light, when our hearts lay heavy with our sorrow, our lonliness?
Maybe they are the ones who have directed the wind to blow gently across our cheeks, to dry the rolling flood of tears that spring up from deep within, I dont know, but then I don't know that it isn't them either.
I know the journey is longer now, that it appears more lonely, but the moments do come, when the journey seems almost like a casual walk in the woods, the light flickering through the heavy covering of leaves and tree limbs. It is as it was when we started this journey, called Life, albeit one more shy walking besides us, than it was at first, when we started this adventure, this journey we call Life.
And yet, with all that has passed, will pass, strangers have come our way, that have helped pierce the gloom of the dark, that have helped hold the sorrow, the grief and the fear, at bay, to help us overcome that mind numbing pain, that all encompassing fear, that deep emptiness we feel deep inside where our souls rest, that tries to hold our feet in place, to keep us from going onwards, in our lonely journey. It doesn't take the place of those we have lost, along the way, but it does help us remember, that our journey is never truly, a lonely journey of just us, it is a journey we share, with so many others.
All that one sees, here, only helps bring back the good memories, helps keep one from losing heart totally, for the loss of one we cherished, one who was a part of us,it is nearly too much, but it is through everyone's strength here, that helps us keep our feet firmly on the ground, keeps them moving just that one more step forward in that journey we call Life.
I thank you all, for your courage, your strength, because it is from that simple act of caring, that lets us all, make it through to taking that next step forward, in our own journey.
Hugs to you all
Ian