I met a really interesting bloke this week and tonight got talking to him for a few mins. Three hours later, after hearing about eating raw, LIVE octopus in japan, pirhanna fishing, Amazonian caterpillars, the Aztec city of machu pichu and teaching English to tribal kids in the other corner of the world and other random fascinating facts, it made me realise that despite how ever much I try and keep cultured & gain knowledge on the world around me, I haven't even scratched the surface. To experience it is the only way to properly appreciate it.
Whilst I'm still young, i'd like to explore the world. Maybe one day soon, when i've settled my own debts and responsibilities. Strangely though, I imagine this to be a solo mission.
Watch this space - but not anytime soon!
Monday, 14 September 2009
Saturday, 12 September 2009
Recovering the loss of a small baby
I learned today that Human beings are a lot stronger than I thought they were less than a week ago.
On wednesday I found out that a six week old baby close to me died of Cot Death. His parents were obviously distraught when I went to see them that day. I wondered how or even if they'd recover such a massive emotional loss.
Four days on, and three days before the funeral, I realised that we humans are able to cope with a lot more than I initially gave us credit for. Despite the natural sadness at losing a child, they were coping and coping well. The scene I imagined was far from reality. There was a small sense of normality back in the air (albeit a 'new' normality) and I learned that its true when they say time is a great healer. Soon, the family will readjust and life will go on.
Maybe it's because I've never been in such a situation that I couldn't work out how others would cope with such a massive loss. What I do know now for sure is that I underestimated the practical power of the complex human mind & its emotions.
On wednesday I found out that a six week old baby close to me died of Cot Death. His parents were obviously distraught when I went to see them that day. I wondered how or even if they'd recover such a massive emotional loss.
Four days on, and three days before the funeral, I realised that we humans are able to cope with a lot more than I initially gave us credit for. Despite the natural sadness at losing a child, they were coping and coping well. The scene I imagined was far from reality. There was a small sense of normality back in the air (albeit a 'new' normality) and I learned that its true when they say time is a great healer. Soon, the family will readjust and life will go on.
Maybe it's because I've never been in such a situation that I couldn't work out how others would cope with such a massive loss. What I do know now for sure is that I underestimated the practical power of the complex human mind & its emotions.
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