Hello everyone! This is @lorelei.cortes again. Allow me to share my thoughts about a man who I loved and will continue to love dearly. He would have been 78 years old today :) But he is in a better place now in God's loving hands.
It was 18 years ago when I lost my father to cardiac arrest. I was completely lost in thought as the doctor declared him dead on arrival in our community hospital. I never realized how fleeting time can be when you have wasted so much of it. How can he be gone so soon when there were so many things I would have wanted to tell him? How can I go about doing things when I was so used to having him around?
They say time heals all wounds. But I beg to disagree. Time instead gives you the opportunity to look back and go over what could and should have been. It gives you the chance to face your struggle and grieve. I lost not just a father who we usually refer to as the breadwinner of the family. He was more than that. Well, of course, you can understand as I happen to be his only daughter. My father was my first teacher. Even before I learned how to write my first name, I was already singing old good songs in Visayan as he was fond of them. He used to play these tunes in the morning on the cassette and in the early evening, the house would be filled with the songs of Andy Williams, Matt Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and many more played on the stereo turntable. He had a wide collection of mono records of the best vintage singers of all time. I learned to love what he loved most at an early age. It was he who taught me how to love writing and reading as if I was breathing air from it.
I was his everything and I depended so much on it. I was his little girl so vibrant and cheerful. His sudden demise left an overwhelming emptiness in my being and I could not move on from my grief. Yes, I made it an excuse that there is no timeline for a person to get over his grieving. You see, when you are in deep sorrow you seem to be caught up in your own world. Oh, how wrong I was! I should have known better.
When you lose someone so dear, make no mistake of living in sadness for a long time. I owe it to my father to live a bright and glad life as he had lived. The pain of losing him is still great because I love him so, so much. What better way than to show that all-consuming love to other special people I have in my life? I realized there is no end to it and there never, ever will be. I see him through my kids and I felt it is but right not to let pain for such loss obliterate the legacy of love he imparted to me.
Grieving can be a great downside to a love so beautiful. The harder you love, the harder your grief will be. Nevertheless, do not allow grief to envelope you for so long a time. Put yourself back on your feet. Move on, love harder, and love more. For, in the end, love is all that matters.
This is all for now. Thank you for taking the time to read. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Till next post,
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@lorelei.cortes,
Good morning! This is a very touching and powerful post, my friend. It is quite obvious, that you truly loved your Father... and just as much; I know he loved you that much more. I had not had a chance to get back to you, after interacting with you on your previous post that got accidentally submitted twice. Not to take away from the vibe of this post... but rather, to help elevate your awesome. I would like to invite you to come to the House of Help as we call it... @theterminal. Your content is very wonderful, as well as a personal example of what spreading love and positive energy can be. I will leave a graphic below... all you need do is click it to join our Discord Server. Once again... thank you for using my #thoughtfuldailypost TAG, and I hope to see you soon, in The Terminal.
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thank you. you make my heart warm :)
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Wonderful thoughts of a daughter's love to her departed father. All I can say is that he's now in a better place my dear, free from pain so be happy for him. He's even lucky to have not encountered this pandemic which has devastated the whole world.
It's well written. Keep it up!
thank you, mommy!
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I believe the pain will be lesser but memories and love shared will never fade.
so true :)
This is a really beautiful tribute to your father.
I agree with your conclusion that the best you can do is share the love he taught you with the world and people around you.