I teach in 30 minutes but I just found out about the death of a child whose family I'd helped, which is... hard. Very very very hard.
An accident. A fluke motor accident, & coma for two days before calling it... after all the struggle to give the family a better future, & while the littlest is still recovering from a secondary infection's impact on his spine.
Life in an indifferent universe is hard.
All we can do is hold each other in our hearts until our very brief time as witnesses is done.
@MLClark so tough for all involved. So right in mentioning the fragility of life. Tough that a child will not get to experience all the good that life has to offer.
@MLClark oh, that's awful. Hugs and many condolences to you and his family. But oh, at least he knew he was loved.
@MLClark We're all here if you need to talk about it. The universe certainly doesn't give a flip about any of us, so we have to watch out for each other.
@MLClark It's just too much sometimes. I'm so very sorry.
Your last sentence, so beautifully crafted, is everything we know.
@MLClark Sorry for your loss 💔
@MLClark oh no. I am so very sorry to read that 💔
Two small, small, small kindnesses:
The impact seems to have knocked him out immediately, even if he was in clinic in coma another two days. Hopefully not feeling pain.
He knew his father was fighting for him every day of his hard little life. He knew he was loved in this cruel, cruel world.
That's all I've got on the kindnesses side.
The world is an indifferent & cruel place.
We serve as the fragile warmth of hope and shelter, for a while.