Grief: The Unspoken Truth
One who has genuinely not experienced grief over a dear loved one would assume it to be momentarily, a sad or perhaps a sorrowful feeling that fades with time. "It gets better with time" they say but in reality, does it ever get better even after years have gone by? Grief often elude one of pity if left unchecked, the hole it leaves deepens, festers and widen. Life goes on but never quite the same. You search for empathy and you're met with brutality. Years to come, in your happy celebratory moments, the moment where nothing else ought to matter, your joyous days, you remember, you wipe your tears either for joy or out of guilt as the case may be, either ways, it doesn't exempt. It comes in moments when you gather to celebrate.Take the Yuletide for instance, your family always gather without missing a year, every extended member of the family comes home, to unite and create memories. You have grown used to having everyone around, grandma with her signature dance or m...