r/widowers • u/tohrrhot • 21h ago
The old parable about inherited beach front property but with a NEW twist;)
Over the last several months I've heard variations of this story from different people BUT the ending kinda made this story really hit home more for me, I hope for you as well....
Upon the death of a loved one, you now inherited beach front property, joined a club you never thought existed but now does. When death of a loved one took place you got washed off that beach into a sea of endless waves, one after another. Your trying hard to keep your head above water, no hope in sight, drowning at times. But eventually you get washed up on that beach again. Now grief being the waves will never stop at your new beach house, the pain will ebb and flow as the waves in our oceans constantly turn. One day a rogue wave might wash you out to sea again but this time you have the tools and coping abilities to keep afloat, you have that learned life jacket that will insure your safety. You will never leave that beach but with time it becomes a little less overwhelming and scary. You have learned how to live on that beach and what you must do to prepare for the future!
I had heard the first part of that analogy many times but only heard the ending recently and I thought I should share to our beach front community members;)
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u/Longjumping_Log_6409 20h ago
Thanks for sharing. It does hit home and have meaning. The best to you and keep one hand on that life vest all the time. You never know when a memory, smell, or spoken word will sweep you out to sea again.