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SOME SADNESS SEEMS FOREVER
I have been absent from here for several days. I won't be prideful enough to imagine that many of you even noticed. The reason is a time for sadness. It seems that in all of our lives, if we are caring and reasonable people, there are times that some of the sad and heartbreaking moments in our lives come flooding over us and we have to take a moment. Well, my moment lasted several days this time. Not looking for pitty here or anything like that. Just letting you know.
We have a friend who lost her spouse many years ago, and who seems to be sad most of the time. I'm not saying she shouldn't be sad. I guess I'm just wondering if we should allow the sadness to go on forever. The music group, The Yardbirds recorded a song back in the 60's called: Turn, Turn, Turn. The premise was that for everything there is a time and a season. Seasons don't last forever, they have a specific period of time and then there is the next season. There definitly should be a season for sadness when we are faced with great loss in our lives. But i'm not sure it should be forever.
My recent bout with sadness came on me when I was looking at photos posted on Facebook of the WC Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucy recently. My older brother, Larry was one of the original folks who helped put that festival together years ago. This past February marked the 13th anniversary of my brother's passing and the festival pictures, while giving me a feeling of joy for what Larry loved and helped create, also made me sad for my loss.
The loss of a sibling, spouse, parent, child or a dear friend can cause a sadness that seems to go on forever. After several of these losses in my own life through the years, I am starting to learn to do what people have said so many times, to remember all the good moments. I suppose that is supposed to cover up or take away the sadness. Not fully, but sometimes, it helps a little.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that sadness should not take over our lives, and we should and can move on with with all the good there is in today and every day ahead of us. There is a time and season for sadness and also for happiness and joy. From now on, I'm choosing to hold the seasons of sadness to a shorter time and let the happiness and joy seasons go on forever.
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SOME SADNESS SEEMS FOREVER
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