
this turned into the saddest post ever, I'm sorry that you guys have had to experience and in Mikey's case is still having to experience such hardships and sadness. But don't turn bitter, because then you could cut yourself off from the one person that actually deserves your love. In the big picture you will be the better person for continually living life to the fullest by wearing your heart on your sleeve and facing all the ups and downs that come with that experience. At least, that's the way I'd like to look at it. Just know that time heals all wounds and as dark as things get, life always has a way of throwing in those amazing times. Wheneverthe issue of happiness and sadness comes up I'm always reminded of this Khalil Gibran passage from a book called
The Prophet:
THEN a woman said, Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.
And he answered:
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your
laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your
tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your
being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very
cup that was burned in the potter's oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your
spirit, the very wood that was hollowed
with knives?
When you are joyous, look deep into
your heart and you shall find it is only that
which has given you sorrow that is giving
you joy.
When you are sorrowful look again in
your heart, and you shall see that in truth
you are weeping for that which has been
your delight.
Some of you say, "Joy is greater than
sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is
the greater."
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits
alone with you at your board, remember
that the other is asleep upon your bed.
Verily you are suspended like scales be-
tween your sorrow and your joy.
Only when you are empty are you at
standstill and balanced.
When the treasure-keeper lifts you to
weigh his gold and his silver, needs must
your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.
read more:
http://chem.wayne.edu/~ikobrsi/gibran/p ... rophet.htm marriage is an especially cool passage too
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