Reasons People Grieve
We grieve as innate response to loss. It is the pain we go through when we lose something that or someone who we treasure as dearly as our own lives.
Some samples of scenarios that are reason for sorrow are the following:
- your girlfriend or boyfriend breaks up with you – you lost your job – you missed the big chance to follow your dream – you discover that someone very close to you is dying from a serious illness – you find out that you are suffering from a deadly illness – your spouse wishes for a divorce – you lost the trust of your best friend – the pet that you had for so long passed away – a loved one passed away suddenly
These scenarios can all cause us to grieve. Of all the examples cited above, we experience the most powerful grief if a loved one – be this a child, a mother or father, or a life partner – passes away. Nothing will be able to fill the emptiness that suddenly opens up in our life when they die.
We may have shared a large part of our existence with our loved ones who passed away. And life loses its former grandeur because of their deaths. We feel the pain of having someone we love taken away from us. Yet, in our grief, we have the promise of being able to mend our anguish and strengthen our lives to move onwards once more.
All of us are entitled to express our pain. When grieving, we must select the non-destructive ways of channeling the pain that we feel.
It is common presumption that grief must be done by weeping every time we remember our departed loved ones. However, tears do not always signify grief. A person may appear silent, as if stoic; yet deep within, they also suffer from the loss.
Also, grieving, in contradiction to what is commonly said, does not encompass a specific time period. Grieving’s span differs from individual to individual. No one has to be rushed and ”get over” the grief that they are experiencing. Allow time to heal your anguish.
Organizing funerals for departed loved ones can add to the sorrow of a grieving family. Entrust the delicate matter of funeral arrangements in the hands of compassionate professionals.
