A loss is never forgotten, A love is never lost

Throughout our lives we all experience a loss of some kind. There are those of us who see very little of it, and the unlucky ones who experience more than they should ever have to. There are those who will tell us that there is an average number of deaths to be seen throughout ones life, but this could not be farther from the truth. No number of deaths, small or large, is ever going to be average.

The most difficult aspect of a loss is usually seen as letting the person go. However I feel that the true challenge is moving on once they have left. Of course I don't mean leaving them behind and living your life as if they were never a part of it; but rather finding a way to continue with your life even though a part of it is now missing. This is where we all reach that rope none of us can climb.

Something we all seem to overlook is the multitude of other people who are feeling our same pain.

When our friends leave us, they leave all of us. And it is through all of us that we can climb this metaphorical rope. When we become close to someone a part of their soul is intertwined with our own. And it is through this connection that we can feel so strongly about someone. When this person leaves us, their place in our soul is left behind and kept alive through us. Each of us holds a small part of this person, but not a whole. However when all of us whom they touched are together, the pieces of the puzzle are complete and it is as if they were never really gone.

To put this plainly, remembering alone only helps us remember a part of that person. Remembering together allows us to see them in their entirety. Together we will always be able to talk about the laughs shared, pains endured, lessons learned and trouble caused. As long as we are here to remember them, a person can never truly die. To all of you who have lost a loved one, a friend, or even someone you shared no more than one memory with. Remember that they will never truly die so long as you keep them alive in your heart.