One of the most difficult things, that I have had to witness, is my sister wasting away, during her fight with cancer. Someone whom I love so deeply, becoming almost unrecognizable to me. It was really hard to see her suffering so much and not be able to do anything to help her, to lessen her pain.
I carry those images of her with me and I can not unsee them, her life slipping away in front of my eyes. Being present, when she took her final breath. At last she was at peace, but she left such a huge hole in our lives.
Even witnessing all that, it was really difficult to accept that she was gone. That I would never get to sit with her, listen to her, joke with her. That she, would not get to see my girls, her nieces grow up.
She wanted children of her own, but it was not to be. And I know that she was heartbroken about that.
Grieving is not easy, it stays with us forever. We grief the loss of our loved one and what could have been. Our pain, is a testament to the love we have for them.
My sisters passing, really showed me how important it is to live, to make the most of each moment, because every second counts. We have no idea what our future holds, how long we have.
We can try our best to lengthen our lives, but so much is out of our control. Realising that, can go one of two ways, it can make us more fearful, paranoid even. Or we can see how much of gift life actually is.
The latest weekend engagement Challenge, asked the following question ......
Is there something worse than dying? What is it and why do you feel it is worse? Explain your answer.
When I first read this question, the answer came to be instantly.
We all have our own ideas, about what death actually means. About what comes after life. But do any of us, really know.
To me, what matters the most, is what we are doing right now. How we are choosing to live our lives. Where we choose to put our time and energy, what we spend our time creating.
Living a life, where you never get to realise the true potential of who you are. A life where you are too afraid to take chances, to do the unexpected, to explore. That to me, is worst than dying.
Seeing the growth that comes from embracing our pain, allowing it to transform us. There is so much fear, being pushed upon human kind. Creating huge chasms between us, afraid to interact with people around us, afraid to even interact with ourselves. Afraid to actually live.
We only get to die once, but living, that is something we are gifted with everyday. So it is up to each one of us, to make the most of it, to find ways in which we can enrich the earth and the lives of those around me!
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I guess what's worse than dying is suffering pain, challenges, and others while living... We live everyday but only die once...that means, we suffer more...and it will continue until we die..
Yes indeed, thanks @jane1289 xxx
Live one day at a time... but without forgetting why we came to this world.
Exactly @daimar07, thank you xxxx
This punched me in the chest. It's so true, you only get one life and you should make it count. I'm so sorry to read about your sister, that is really a hard journey to travel with someone so close. I am sure you can still feel her presence though, she lives on through your memories of her.
Yes she does and me and my girls talk about her a lot. It's really important to me that she is still very present in their lives. Thank you @emma-h xxx
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I agree on this @trucklife-family. Sometimes we can say that we are already okay that we already moved on, that we don't cry again but when we see their pictures, when we remember anything about them, we those memories just pump in so easily then we can't stop our tears from falling again, not because we still not moved on but because we missed them so much.
Yes,life is very short and we need to choose to be happy everyday because we don't know when our life will end.
Yes the tears will always flow, because our love for them stays with us. Thank you @jenthoughts xxx
Awww, I could really feel the pain and the suffering my dear friend. We are really on the same boat. It is so hard to handle this but it only shows that you are a strong person. A big hug to you my dear friend. I just hope that you are having a good day. Take care always.
Thank you @pinkchic and yes it is hard to handle, but we live for them as well as ourselves. Big hug to you too xxxxx
I was thinking about death the other day. When I was younger that excruciating emptiness feeling bugged me whenever the idea of dying one day popped in my mind. So I got into terms with my own mind: I shouldn't worry about something that is certain (one day I'll die, period). I should worry about making the most of each day; worry about being as healthy as possible; worrying about the present. It made life so much easier that way.
Yes putting our focus into living our best life, that is what matters. Thank you @mrprofessor, I hope you are keeping well xxxxx
I understand you, I am going through that right now with my mother, she was so full of life and now she is slowly fading away, it is very sad and pitiful to see them suffer.
I am so sorry to hear this @fabian98, it is so difficult to watch them suffer. Sending you a hug and know that your presence will ease her suffering xxxx