Seriously speaking (Humor Pause)

CS Philosophy.

Life.

This thought recently popped into my head while walking home from a friend’s apartment “Life is like NY city weather, some days are dark & cloudy, and at times we might even get lost in a bitter storm, but we all look forward to the next clear sunny day”

Life is full of struggles, some are avoidable and others just happen no matter what, Happiness is always a good thing yet sometimes happiness is delayed, no, better yet, sometimes happiness must be delayed, for if not for sadness would we truly know what joy is all about.

At some point in our lives ALL of us reach a fork in the road, a time to be serious, there are choices to be made, pick your medicine, chose your path, chose the right path “Relax driver, G-D is my pilot” I love that bumper sticker, but what about the co-pilot? Better be prepared and ready when the “pilot” hands you the controls.

Unfortunately sometimes the fork is substituted with a knife; those are the painful and sad moments in our life, when joy isn’t an option…

But we all look forward to the next sunny day, we all must look ahead, passed the fork in the road, beyond those times of storms and blinding pain, look ahead to the future when the road will once again be straight and painless, ahead of the stepping stones, when life’s journey will be smooth once more, clear & bright, sunny and full of joy.

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Baruch Dayan Emes.

To my dear friend,

Taken from here

"May the Almighty comfort you amongst the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem."

What exactly is the consolation in those words? How is comparing the loss of a loved one to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans two thousand years ago supposed to make one feel any better?

There are several parallels between the fall of Jerusalem and the passing of a soul. By contemplating these, the mourners can find a profound message of hope.

- You're not alone. Although the destruction of Jerusalem would have directly affected those who lived there the most, nevertheless it was a national tragedy. All Jews, including those who lived far from Jerusalem, were deeply pained at the loss of their holy city. It gave strength and courage to the Jerusalemites to know that the entire people was feeling their pain. So too, although it is the family that is mourning for their loss, the entire Jewish people share in their sorrow at the passing of one of our own. This is comfort in knowing that your sorrow is being shared by your people.

(My dear friend, although it is most probably impossible for me to feel the pain you are experiencing at this moment, know this, I am with you, your pain is my pain, I share your sorrow and feel sad and upset having to see you deal with such a tragedy, I feel you, I know it is tuff as there is no real medication for this kind of pain, only time will heal, but know as well that I will do my best to be with you, as I know you will be there for me, through sad unfortunate times l'o, and G-D willing throughout brighter and better times in life.)

- They're still with us. While the Romans were able to destroy the buildings of Jerusalem, its spirit and inner holiness were beyond their reach. No enemy can destroy the soul of Jerusalem, and even today it remains the Holy City. So too, death can only take away the physical persona, but the soul lives on. Even after their passing, our loved ones are with us in spirit. They strengthen us when we face challenges, and they smile with us when we celebrate. While we can no longer see them, we can sense their presence. This is comfort in knowing that we are never really apart.

- It isn't forever. After two millennia we still mourn for the loss of Jerusalem, but the Jewish people have never lost hope that Jerusalem will one day be rebuilt. In a similar way, we mourn the loss of our loved ones, but we have faith that we will one day be reunited with them, for our prophets have promised that the dead will come back to life in the Messianic era. This is comfort in knowing that the separation, as painful as it is, is only temporary.

None of this denies the pain and sorrow of death. But it may take the edge off that pain to know that, like Jerusalem, the soul has eternal powers that even death can't conquer. Your mother was the pillar and backbone of your family. She will always be there when you need her.