A Follow-up to an earlier posting..........
As I was checking on our weather earlier today, I heard a valuable truth from a guest on a usually light-weight TV talk show. Today they were dealing with a serious subject. Several postings ago I related an incident that pointed out the importance of our verbal and non-verbal heart-to-heart communication at times when others are grieving the loss of someone who is very special in their lives.
After listening to the program today, I realized that this also applies to times of “grief” resulting from other kinds of losses! The person who was being interviewed had had a devastating house fire and lost most everything that was near and dear to her. She and her husband were away from home for a few days and found themselves watching their home burn to the ground on a television news broadcast. When they returned home they found that they had lost their house and all it’s contents. It was a total loss; nothing could be salvaged! I thought to myself that the gal was much more positive than I would probably have been. Although, as I think about it, we never know the strength we have until we come face-to-face with whatever hardships come our way.
As for what I wrote several weeks ago about the importance of supporting those who have had a misfortune, the person being interviewed said several times how very comforting it was to her to receive calls and notes from friends and family. She even heard from folks she didn’t know very well who expressed concern and empathy for what she was going through.
Nobody can take away the hurt caused by a misfortune, but it does help some that others understand and care enough to let us know.....in some way...... that they do!
