A Tear too many?
A mother sheds a tear for a lost son.
A father feels emptiness in his heart wondering what he could have or should have done differently in life to have made his son stronger. He is too proud to shed a tear but he is suffocating from the tears he is holding back unable to talk about it. Am I a failure?
A brother and sister cry. They have lost their innocence knowing that life will never be the same for them.
A family not knowing how to react to the news of what has happened, drifts further apart and cries without being seen. Why are they ashamed?
Doctors, priests, lawyers, the” system” seek to medicate, console, help or punish, none really understanding the pain and helplessness everyone is feeling. Their tears (or lack thereof), are simply acknowledging a statistic. One more has succumb to the temptation of a substance. Another weak link.
Is there hope for that tear?
At this time of the year, our faith, regardless of which one, teaches us that there is hope. Nature in its own way tries to show us its renewed faith that there is life ahead in the coming seasons. The harmony around us is seen in nature. Nature seeks to rebuild after the death inflicted by winter. The bonds of nature, its burst of vigour despite winter hardship are the lesson we need to learn.
The resurrection of Christ, the tradition of Passover all speak of hope and life.
There is hope and there are signs all around us of this if we choose to see them.
The knowledge we seek is in our community. It is the strength we gain from bonding together and helping each other. It is in extending a hand and not turning away.
The tear can spring life back into all of us if we remember the reason for why a tear was shed in the first place.
Life will always have challenges but we must have faith in each other and bond with each other to help each other in difficult times.
Life is beautiful and regardless of the difficulties we each face, we must remember that the answer is not in running or using substances to forget. It is in acknowledging the tear and seeing it as a cleanse, a breathe of renewed life.
One tear is too many when it doesn’t bring growth to the spirit.
At this time of renewal, I wish our residents, their families and our friends a Happy Easter.
Michael A. Tibollo
April 3rd, 2010 at 9:28 am
My wish is: that when tears are shed it is because your healing and believing that God did offered his Son for our Salvation and Caritas is a place for our children Salvation.
May God Bless All that do so much to save our children.
Happy Easter to everyone.