A Grief Observed

Wow, how many times have we been in that boat? Someone important in your life moves on to a better place. Don't you hate that phrase? We know that they go one to a better place but that does not change the fact that we will miss them, and what if they weren't a believer? I know, we don't talk about that but it is a apart of life. If they aren't a believer then they suffer in Hell for all of eternity.

Death is not a pretty planned out event and I would say that C.S. Lewis demonstrates this very well. In many parts of the passage I can relate to him and in many respects I can not. A few years ago both of my grandfathers died within a very short time of each other. Na truly This was very hard for me to deal with. Like C.S. Lewis I found it difficult to talk about, but unlike Lewis I wanted to talk to people about it, I just couldn't find the strength to. I found this passage very compassionate for he is telling his deep dark secrets and for that all of us can benefit. If I had read this before the passing of my grandfathers talking about it would have been a bit easier.

No matter how much one talks about death it will always be somewhat mysterious, heart rendering, sickening, and one of the last things anyone wants to think about, but it is the first thing our body does once we are born, it starts to die.

C.S. Lewis couldn't have shared how he felt any better than how he did in this passage and I think I will take something from this, that yes death isn't easy and it is not fun but it is something that we all eventually have to deal with, so why not start dealing with it now. One item that sticks out to me in my head is the eternal part of death. If you want to see your loved ones again get them saved, because if they don't then once they die you may never see them again. In my book thats the best way of dealing with it. yes you may miss them, but I'd rather miss them temporarily than eternally.