The Unbearable: Destroy, Define, or Develop
One day, out of nowhere, something will happen that will absolutely shatter your world. I'm very sorry, but this is just the condition of being human. Just as we fall deeply in love and experience the most profound happiness, we will also experience the horrible, unbearable sides of life. You will feel as though you cannot withstand it. Often, you will feel completely alone in this pain as we don't experience these events at the same time. You will feel more separate from others than you've ever been. In my life, I have experienced this several times - emotionally and physically. In the last few years, we lost a child in the worst way possible, I was completely incapacitated by a stroke, and recently, we lost our faithful dog of 12 years. The week after that, I experienced the pain of kidney stones -- said to be one of the worst pains a human can experience. So what do you do with the pain? I figured that there are three options: You can let it destroy you and completely ...
