Can we be of support to a person that is grieving today? Why does it seem that people are getting more and more detached from the death and dying around here? We’d rather stay away indulged in our daily responsibilities, thinking that we have got too much on our backs already than go and offer our attention to the one whose significant other has passed away. |
We all suffer different kinds of losses throughout our lives, some are significant, and others a bit less, and yet too many us deal with them as if we were ‘supermen’ or ‘superwomen’, as if our losses were not important, as if they can/should be put on ‘freeze’ in order to show to the society how ‘strong’ we are. We often associate certain losses, such as loss of a friend, conjoint, a family member, colleague, separation, etc., with strong feelings of grief. Dealing with this grief can be one of the most difficult times in our life.
If your losses aren’t important to you, then, how do you know that you could be of a useful support to someone close who has just suffered such a significant loss? How can you be there for a close one, a colleague, or a neighbor who is going through grief right now?
If your losses aren’t important to you, then, how do you know that you could be of a useful support to someone close who has just suffered such a significant loss? How can you be there for a close one, a colleague, or a neighbor who is going through grief right now?