The Departed

Have you recently lost someone dear to you? Are you overwhelmed with thoughts of them? Are you having trouble letting go and moving forward in your life? It is troubling and heart wrenching when someone close to us leaves but especially if in our opinion it seems to be premature. Many will spend countless hours questioning the passing and some become fixated on the questions left unanswered and with words that were left unsaid.

It is difficult to understand the reason behind such untimely events and sometimes it does not matter how much we ponder the potential “why” behind the passing, there just is no satisfactory answer to this question. Perhaps it is not for us to know. We are mere mortals living our lives with tidbits of information behind the greater meaning to our existence.

Was their leaving part of the process? Was it meant to be? These are great questions and the answer may never be known here in the physical world. But if the question is generated from a spiritual sense, one beyond the normal confines of so called rational thinking, there is undoubtedly a purpose. To find the answer, you have to go deeper than this human existence. You have to ask for guidance in locating this answer. It cannot be found through normal lines of thought, unless the normal lines of thought are beyond the physical realm.

People look for answers that justify events and answers that somehow make the events acceptable to our logical mind. Our concept of life is limited. Life is to be lived to the best of our ability. It is to be enjoyed and experienced to the fullest, but with full regard for everyone we meet along life’s road.

When a life comes to an end, think of this event as the turning of a page or a new chapter--a fresh start. This chapter is complete and what was supposed to happen has, even if a life is cut short. It served the purpose that it was to serve. When our learning process is complete in this existence, it is time to move on. This, however, should never be our conscious decision.

There are some of us that have enormous difficulties and are confronted with these each and every day. These difficulties are beyond any measurement of understanding by those watching from the outside. Others have no idea what these individuals are going through or the mental anguish that they are experiencing. Some of these individuals unfortunately take their own lives as they feel that there is no other way out. This thinking process halts any potential for overcoming the obstacles and moving forward. I have heard it said that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. If they understood that the mind’s focus is part of the stalemate situation in their lives, they would undoubtedly change their focus. Sometimes people are so immersed in their circumstances that they can neither think clearly nor move out of the restrictions their minds’ have created around the situation they now find themselves shackled too.

When people leave us prematurely some questions are never answered, but know that you will meet up again, when you move from this experience into the next. Life is energy, and energy is perpetual. We are energy in spirit form when we leave this earthly existence. Let them move ahead in the ongoing evolution of life and know that our loved ones are always near--never too far away to hear our words. Love and let go. Continue on your journey. This is your purpose and certainly what your loved ones would want for you.

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