Very recently my last grandparent, my grandpa, passed away.  I was crushed yet again as I think about my loss.  During my times alone I could not help but think of those people that have been in my life in the pass both dead and alive.  As I get older I'm finding that my mind wonders this way more often.  Astonishingly, the more I think of people who were once part of my life the less I think of the "things" in my life. 

I lost almost everything in Hurricane Andrew and most of my property and many valuables in my move to New England.  Despite this I hardly remember what those "things" were yet I remember vividly even those people who hurt me in my past.  So it comes to this:  As a race, humans need humans.  It is people in our lives that do more to enrich or impoverished us.  If you think about it; even the conversion of a friend into an enemy is a painful scar that can move us to morn.  I can't help but conclude we are not much without people in our lives and it is the people closest to us, including our family and friends, that are the most valuable possessions in our lives.  The loss of any one of them leaves a void that can not be filled by anything especially "things".

The best way to deal with the loss of those you love or once loved is to hold fast to the positive memories and lessons learned from them.  When a human dies he takes with him the summation of all the people that was once in his life.  If this is true then it is a catastrophe unless we share our lives with others.  For the human race its imperative to reach out to people in your lives, neighbors and family alike.  This is not because you are God's gift to them.  Instead think of like this:  We need each other for without each other we are only lonely hominids with very limited instincts and abilities to survive.  On a personal note a life rich with positive human contact will sustain you to the end.  Just don't forget to share this blessing with others.

 

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