Happy New Year everyone 🎊❣️
Even though mine isn't so happy at the moment, never thought I will be writing this type of post so soon, and here I'm, trying to get all this feelings out of my chest as soon as possible.
I guess Life can be so unpredictable, one moment everything is moving smoothly as planned and the next moment, things can take a different turn. Today was supposed to be like any other day: wake up, start my day and go about the day's activities without any unpleasant surprises. But, you see this life thing, sometimes it's like trying to cross a road, you take your time to watch both sides of the lanes to be sure it's safe to cross, then just when you are in the middle of the road, a flying plane crashes on your head. Life is a joke isn't it?
This is how I felt right now, after receiving the most devastating news I could ever imagine. It was 4 am, with foggy eyes, I heard my phone ring. Who could that be at this time, even before I could check the caller , I knew something might be wrong. No one will call me at that hour just for pleasant greetings, unless it's my birthday and my birthday was over a week ago.
The caller turns out to be my cousin, before I pressed the answer button my mind was already racing fast. She will never call me this early unless something super important is up, and for some unknown reason I felt like her message can't be pleasant news. It turns out one of our cousins just lost her husband to road accidents. Hours have gone by since she called and I still feel like a hot knife just passed through my heart.
The same cousin of mine lost their mom April last year and now, within a space of a year, her beloved husband is gone, without warning or prior notice a man who has been by her side for over twenty years is gone within a twinkle of an eye. How does one recover from this kind of grief? How can life be so unpredictable and harsh sometimes? Just imagining the kind of emotions and pains she and her kids are going through right now feels so unbearable.
The last time I was with the husband was during my cousin mom's burial, he was so up and doing, making sure everyone is well taken care of. Very lively, kind and gentle. I still can't believe seeing him that time will be our last. What a trying time for my cousin and her kids, I just pray they come out of this, whole and stronger.
This life, we are all like a passenger on a moving vehicle, when it's our destination, each and everyone of us will alight. The only difference is that we did not book this ride. None can we tell when we will alight. All we can do is try to do good by ourselves and to our fellow passengers. To just enjoy the ride while it lasts.
My bother in-law just reach his bus stop, and I pray the angels guide him home, and that his soul will rest in peace 🕊️ for those of us who are still here, may we all end well. May we fulfill our God-given destiny.
, one of the founder of this community, #hivememorialforest.
Let's cherish the time we had. Let's take solace knowing that they are free from the chaos of this world. Let us smile knowing that they are now resting, they simply finished the race before us, they are waiting for us at the finish line.
