Faced with the deepest loss, tragedy, pain & suffering, what to say or do?
The deepest wisdom? Who knows? Words fail. Completely. We are left with cliches - "a hackneyed theme, characterization or situation..."
Right. No good response, no way around the soul-sucking loss.
"Carry on." Take in the loss, the pain, the suffering, the tragedy. Carry on. Seems inadequate. Paltry. Simple. Simple-minded.
"Damn the torpedoes." They will come, from every angle. There will be those days you can barely face the sun the moon, the stars. Still, you face the day & night.
"Live life to the fullest." Right. Even with a heavy sadness, a pool of deep, lost-ness in the center of your being. You are forever altered. Live with heart, passion, total commitment. Truly, madly, deeply.
"Be true." Yes. To yourself, to the moment, to others, to life and love. No doubt.
An attempt at codes for living.